Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
14 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
109 m²
1173 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 23
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 14 Church Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
14 Church Close is a detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 23), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 55), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 45.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£234/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £275,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
14 Church Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F23
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 November 2026
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Level 3 Building Survey
Mid 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC FNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 14 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
14 Church Close has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2022)
£275,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 January 2022Most recent
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EN: £259,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in SY3 8EN
16 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Sept 2023
£395,0009 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Oct 2021
£275,00010 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Sept 2015
£259,0008 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Jul 2015
£236,0003 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Jun 2014
£208,000
Versus other Church Close homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 14 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,523
Street avg £2,105
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
160/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.7 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY3 8EN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB
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