5 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
About 5 Church Close
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).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jun 2021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
Planning history
5 Church Close has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Dec 2004ConservatoryFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension with conservatory to rear
Extension- Reference
- SA/04/1696/F
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.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£356,000
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.
Sales timeline
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).
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
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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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
2.7 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







