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8 Highgate Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 6AH

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
96 m²
1033 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 71
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 8 Highgate Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Highgate Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury (SY3 6AH). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 96 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 4 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2000–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 43.2% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 47.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

8 Highgate Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C71
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Highgate Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 6AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2006
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Erection of a two storey extension to rear of existing garage and first floor extension above existing garage

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    SA/06/1571/F
    View planning record

What's in 8 Highgate Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 6AH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Highgate Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£358,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 13 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£250,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 June 2013Most recent

    £250,000

    +184.1%over 12 years
  2. 31 August 2000

    £88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 6AH: £206,000 (2019–2002).

On the street

Versus other Highgate Drive homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Highgate Drive outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,604

Street avg £1,955

Strongly above

Floor Area

96 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.1 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 8 Highgate Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

1.9 km

Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

The Priory School. 12 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY3 6AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY3 6AH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY3 6AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 8 Highgate Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 6AH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.