Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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.
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. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £349,000 is 49.8% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (March 2014).
5 Church Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2021
Certificate validity
Expired on 25 June 2021
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5 Church Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension with conservatory to rear
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Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£349,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 19 years.
£233,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 19 years.
11 March 2014Most recent
£233,000
+158.9%over 15 years13 May 1998
£90,000
+34.3%over 3 years25 April 1995
£67,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EN: £275,000 (2023–2015).
16 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Sept 2023
14 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Jan 2022
9 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Oct 2021
10 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Sept 2015
8 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
Sold Jul 2015
5 Church Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,902
Street avg £2,051
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 7.9 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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