Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
18 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 18 Church Close
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Church Close is a detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it E (November 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 40). Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in July 2000. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 298.9% above the 2000 sale of £95,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£73/sq ft) was about 57.8% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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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.
18 Church Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Oct 2016
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 October 2026
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Feb 2015from Nov 2013
EPC improved fromE54toD56
Hot Water
AveragePoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Low Energy Lighting
57%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Oct 2016from Feb 2015
EPC improved fromD56toF28
Hot Water
PoorAverage
Hot water efficiency improved
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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 18 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
18 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.
18 Church Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2000).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£379,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2000)
£95,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 July 2000Most recent
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EN: £275,000 (2023–2015).
Nearby sales in SY3 8EN
16 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Sept 2023
£395,00014 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Jan 2022
£275,0009 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
£236,000
Versus other Church Close homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 18 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£785
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
121 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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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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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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