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The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU

Listed building3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
6
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
294 m²
3165 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About The Red House

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms6
  • Bathrooms2

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
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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.

The Red House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
17.0 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Red House has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Jul 2005
    ExtensionHeritage
    In 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
    View planning record
  2. Jul 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
    View planning record

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.

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 at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£849,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 17 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£690,000

Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 December 2015Most recent

    £690,000

    +17.9%over 12 years
  2. 25 September 2003

    £585,000

    +125.0%over 5 years
  3. 9 July 1998

    £260,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EU: £470,000 (2024–2017).

On the street

Versus other Bicton Lane homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, The Red House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,347

Street avg £2,807

Below

Floor Area

294 m²

Street avg 173 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

10 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

17.0 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Red House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

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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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY3 8EU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY3 8EU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY3 8EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

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 The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.