What kind of home is 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR sell for?

53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR last sold for £325,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £134,950 in May 2003. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between May 2003 and October 2022, 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR rose from £134,950 to £325,000, a change of £190,050. That works out to roughly +4.6% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

The current EPC rating for 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in May 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (1,324 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR use?

The latest EPC at 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR is in council tax band C.

Which area is 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR in?

53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR sits in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY4 postcode district.

What is crime like near 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

Police records around 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR 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 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

The closest primary school to 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR is St Peter's CofE Primary School (259m). The closest secondary is The Thomas Adams School (340m).

How well connected is 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR?

The closest rail stop to 53 Bowens Field, SY4 5AR is Wem Rail Station, 529m away.

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53 Bowens Field, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AR

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

123 m²

1324 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 53 Bowens Field

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

53 Bowens Field is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5AR). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 123 m² it's 20.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 7 EPCs). Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£245/sq ft) was about 22.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £325,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

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

53 Bowens Field's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Bowens Field, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

53 Bowens Field has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.

Current estimate

£337,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£325,000

Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

31 October 2022Most recent
£325,000
+58.5%over 5 years
9 October 2017
£205,000
+51.9%over 14 years
22 May 2003
£134,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5AR: £315,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in SY4 5AR

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On the street

Versus other Bowens Field homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 53 Bowens Field runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,642

Street avg £2,476

On par

Floor Area

123 m²

Street avg 106 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

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Comparables

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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.

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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.5 km

Wem Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Peter's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY4 5AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 5AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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