1 Bank Drive West, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DJ
About 1 Bank Drive West
1 Bank Drive West is a four-bedroom detached house in Shrewsbury (SY3 9DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2014) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
At 120 m² it's 21.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (98 m² median across 6 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2014. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£503/sq ft) was about 125.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £650,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
1 Bank Drive West sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Jun 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Oct 2014DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Side and rear of property
Single storey extensions to side and rear and alterations and improvements following demolition of single storey parts
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/03669/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 1 Bank Drive West was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£630,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 8 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
29 September 2022Most recent
£650,000
+68.0%over 7 years13 October 2014
£387,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 9DJ: £250,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in SY3 9DJ
Versus other Bank Drive West homes
On price per m², 1 Bank Drive West stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,417
Street avg £2,727
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
2.2 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Meole Brace School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







