2 Longhirst Gardens, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5PF

2 Longhirst Gardens is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 5PF). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1555 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since February 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Across 1997–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £453,000 sits 54.6% above the 2009 sale of £293,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 83.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 144 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 4 EPCs).