3 Bank Farm Cottages, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
About 3 Bank Farm Cottages
3 Bank Farm Cottages is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY3 9DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2017) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 4-band jump.
Held since January 2000 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £156,000 sits 221.6% above the 2000 sale of £48,500. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2027
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
3 Bank Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
3 Bank Farm Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£156,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 14.1% per year over 4 years.
£48,500
Growth on file: 14.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
21 January 2000Most recent
£48,500
+120.5%over 3 years9 June 1996
£22,000
-26.7%4 June 1996
£30,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY3 9DQ: £160,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SY3 9DQ
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£160,0009 Bank Farm Mews, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
Sold Jul 2022
£185,00012a Bank Farm Mews, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
Sold Jun 2022
£147,5008 Bank Farm Mews, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
Sold Nov 2020
£137,405
Versus other Talcott Drive homes
EPC Rating for 3 Bank Farm Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,102
Street avg £2,166
Floor Area
44 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
160/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.9 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Radbrook Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB







