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5 The Birches, Back Lane, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 3PL

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
127 m²
1367 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 The Birches

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

5 The Birches is a detached house in Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 3PL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

5 The Birches sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Birches, Back Lane, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 3PL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 The Birches has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 The Birches has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£336,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 3PL: £345,000 (2025–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Back Lane homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 5 The Birches runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

52 (E)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

127 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.2 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£336k

1 Cross Roads, Grinshill

SY4 3JU

£335k

1 Cob Grove, Bomere Heath

SY4 3PT

5 bed
£325k

1 Brookside, Myddle

SY4 3RR

£325k

1 Cornfield Close, Bomere Heath

SY4 3PA

£312k

1 Bow Way, Bomere Heath

SY4 3NW

3 bed1 bath
£294k

1 Brook Road, Bomere Heath

SY4 3PU

3 bed2 bath
£390k

1 Field Drive, Clive

SY4 3LB

4 bed1 bath
£402k

1 Croft Close, Bomere Heath

SY4 3PZ

4 bed2 bath
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.
Full Shrewsbury report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.3 km

Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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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 SY4 3PL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY4 3PL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 3PL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.4dB

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 5 The Birches, Back Lane, Bomere Heath, Shrewsbury, SY4 3PL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.