6 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN
About 6 Church Close
6 Church Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EN). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2003–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £404,000 sits 69.7% above the 2012 sale of £238,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 137 m² it's 19.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs). On the market in August 2012 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
6 Church Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
6 Church Close has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
- Feb 2020ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Erection of a two storey front extensionPLANNING PREVIOUS CONSENTED 2008.
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/05486/FUL
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Front of property
Erection of a two storey front extension
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/08/0625/F
What's in 6 Church Close, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EN's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
6 Church Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£404,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 9 years.
£238,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
21 August 2012Most recent
£238,000
+24.6%over 8 years27 August 2003
£191,000
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
Price per m² for 6 Church Close lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,737
Street avg £2,218
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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







