Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Wychwood, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
12
From EPC
Floor area
274 m²
2949 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About Wychwood
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Wychwood is a detached house in Bicton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 8EU). It has a recorded floor area of 274 m² (around 2949 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 274 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 sits 73% above the 2017 sale of £378,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£128/sq ft) was about 39.6% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in February 2017.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Wychwood'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2026
Current Certificate
Jan 2016EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
11.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 14 January 2026
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Late 20th centuryDetached BungalowEPC DNo mains gas
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Wychwood, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Wychwood has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
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 1995.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£654,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.7% per year over 22 years.
Last sold (2017)
£378,000
Growth on file: 3.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2017Most recent
£378,000
+122.4%over 21 years30 May 1995
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 8EU: £690,000 (2024–2015).
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
£725,000The Red House, Bicton Lane, Bicton, Shrewsbury, SY3 8EU
Sold Dec 2015
£690,000
Versus other Bicton Lane homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Wychwood lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,380
Street avg £2,928
Floor Area
274 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.3 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.
Closest school
0.5 km
Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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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· 07:00 – 23:00
43.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.9dB
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