The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
About The Red House
The Red House is a six-bedroom detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EU). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (June 2018) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2015. Across 1998–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £849,000 is 23% above the 2015 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
Building
- Listed buildingYes
Energy performance
The Red House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Red House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jul 2005ExtensionHeritageIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of a single storey extension, new entrance wall and gates and alteration to outhouse to create utility affecting a Grade 2 Listed Building
Listed- Reference
- SA/05/0759/LB
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey extension, alterations to outbuilding to create utility and new rear entrance with wall and gates
- Reference
- SA/05/0758/F
What's in The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.
£849,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 17 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
11 December 2015Most recent
£690,000
+17.9%over 12 years25 September 2003
£585,000
+125.0%over 5 years9 July 1998
£260,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EU: £470,000 (2024–2017).
Nearby sales in SY3 8EU
Glenford, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Dec 2024
£265,0003 The Barns, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Feb 2021
£470,000Bicton Hall, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Sept 2020
£1,485,000Bicton Farmhouse, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Jul 2018
£725,000Wychwood, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Feb 2017
£378,000
Versus other Bicton Lane homes
On co₂ emissions, The Red House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,347
Street avg £2,807
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 173 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 6.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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.
Closest school
0.5 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
43.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB







