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5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
80 m²
864 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 67
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Church Close

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

5 Church Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 864 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 sits 52.8% above the 2014 sale of £233,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 80 m² it sits well below the postcode median (120 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
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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.

5 Church Close'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 25 Jun 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D67
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Church Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2004
    ConservatoryFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Erection of a single storey extension with conservatory to rear

    Extension
    Reference
    SA/04/1696/F
    View planning record

What's in 5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN'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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£356,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£233,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 March 2014Most recent

    £233,000

    +158.9%over 15 years
  2. 13 May 1998

    £90,000

    +34.3%over 3 years
  3. 25 April 1995

    £67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EN: £275,000 (2023–2015).

On the street

Versus other Church Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Church Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,902

Street avg £2,051

Strongly above

Floor Area

80 m²

Street avg 121 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Church Close

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

2.7 km

Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for SY3 8EN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY3 8EN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

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 5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.