What type of property is 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ sell for?

9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ last sold for £232,000 in January 2025, around 1 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ have?

The current EPC rating for 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in September 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (1,076 sq ft), around 33 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY4 4HZ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ heated?

The latest EPC at 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ have?

9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ has an active planning application for single-storey rear extension (ref. 25/01462/FUL), filed in April 2025 by Breese Architecture Ltd, currently awaiting a decision. Across the wider record there are 1 approved application on file. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is in council tax band C.

Where is 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ located?

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

How safe is the area around 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

Police records around 9 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.

Which schools serve 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ?

The closest primary school to 9 Birch Drive, SY4 4HZ is St Marys CofE Primary School (828m).

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9 Birch Drive, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4HZ

3 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

100 m²

1076 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 9 Birch Drive

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

9 Birch Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2024) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an extension is awaiting a decision. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Most recent transfer was January 2025 at £232,000 — fresh data. Today's modelled estimate of £305,000 is 31.5% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Energy

Energy performance

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

9 Birch Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Birch Drive, Shawbury, Shrewsbury, SY4 4HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

An application for a garage conversion is currently awaiting a decision.

Apr 2025
Garage ConversionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension Garage conversion
Agent
Breese Architecture Ltd
Extension
Documents
6 docs on file
Reference
25/01462/FUL
View planning record
Apr 2025
Garage ConversionOutline
In report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion
Agent
Breese Architecture Ltd
Council
No Data
Extension
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
25/00587/CPL
View planning record

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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9 Birch Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£305,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2025)

£232,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

24 January 2025Most recent
£232,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 4HZ: £200,000 (2019–2016).

Nearby sales in SY4 4HZ

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On the street

Versus other Birch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 9 Birch Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£2,320

Street avg £1,872

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 112 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 5.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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Area

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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

0.8 km

St Marys CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY4 4HZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 4HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

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