1 Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
About 1 Villa Lane
1 Villa Lane is a three-bedroom property in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EG). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft). The latest certificate (December 2015) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 111). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 109 m² it's 23.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 9 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 is 23.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 36.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £308,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Villa Lane has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/03755/FUL
- Jul 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey side extension (revised scheme)
- Agent
- David Humphreys Limited
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02492/FUL
What's in 1 Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.7% per year over 5 years.
£308,000
Growth on file: 1.7% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
15 February 2021Most recent
£308,000
+8.5%over 4 years21 April 2016
£284,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EG: £275,000 (2025–2011).
Nearby sales in SY3 8EG
Beechwood, Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
Sold Jan 2025
£251,000Villa Farm Barn, Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
Sold Nov 2016
£360,000Fairacre, Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
Sold Aug 2016
£275,0002 Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
Sold Aug 2016
£276,950The Hollies, Villa Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EG
Sold Jul 1999
£153,000
Versus other Villa Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Villa Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,826
Street avg £2,752
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 112 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 7.1 t/year
Years Held
5 years
Street avg 8 years
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
2.6 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB







