What was the last sold price for 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ last sold for £74,500 in March 2000, around 26 years ago. Before that, it sold for £52,500 in April 1996, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between April 1996 and March 2000, 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ rose from £52,500 to £74,500, a change of £22,000. That works out to roughly +9.5% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ had any planning applications?

17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ has council approval for an extension granted in October 2009 under ref. 09/02353/FUL. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is in council tax band D.

Which area is 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ in?

17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ sits in Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

Police records around 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

The closest primary school to 17 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is St Marys CofE Primary School (828m).

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17 Birch Drive, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4HZ

1 planning record

Council tax

Band D

Overview

About 17 Birch Drive

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17 Birch Drive is a property in Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4HZ). It has council tax band D.

Untraded for 26 years, with the last transfer in March 2000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Birch Drive, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2009
PorchFull
In report
Demolition and replacement of front entrance porch
Extension
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
09/02353/FUL
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Price

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Last sold (2000)

£74,500

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

3 March 2000Most recent
£74,500
+41.9%over 3 years
25 April 1996
£52,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 4HZ: £232,000 (2025–2016).

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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

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St Marys CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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