Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Bank Farm Cottages, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£156,000
- Since the 2000 sale (£48,500)+222%
- Against SY3 9DQ's recent median (£160,000)-2%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
44 m²
474 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 44
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£156,000
- Against its 2000 sale (£48,500)+222%
- Against SY3 9DQ's recent median (£160,000)-2%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Bank Farm Cottages is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SY3 9DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
44 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2017
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2000
Recent sales in SY3 9DQ
5 sales, median £160,000 (2025–2020)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Bank Farm Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
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
2 Bank Farm Mews, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
Sold Sept 2025
£165,0007 Bank Farm Mews, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ
Sold Aug 2023
£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
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- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Bank Farm Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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).
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Sept 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E44
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 10 September 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Bank Farm Cottages, Talcott Drive, Shrewsbury, SY3 9DQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Bank Farm Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Talcott Drive homes
Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
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.
Nearest schools
- Radbrook Primary SchoolPrimary330m
- The Priory SchoolSecondary447m
- Meole Brace SchoolSecondary469m
- Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and NurseryPrimary941m
Nearest stops
- Wenlock Edge HouseBus stop1.9km
- Bus Station TimetableBus stop2.3km
- Shrewsbury Rail StationRailway station2.5km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences808 reports42%
- Anti-social Behaviour275 reports14%
- Shoplifting187 reports10%
- Criminal Damage & Arson171 reports9%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY3 9DQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Bank Farm Cottages is modelled from its 44 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SY3 9DQ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 3 Bank Farm Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Bank Farm Cottages was lodged in September 2017 at band E and is valid until September 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Bank Farm Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 11 schools and 3 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SY3 9DQ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Bank Farm Cottages is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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