16 Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
About 16 Barnard Street
16 Barnard Street is a semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5EE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £154,000 is 28.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 30.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £120,000 in March 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 16 Barnard Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
16 Barnard Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
16 Barnard Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 16 Barnard Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£154,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£120,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 March 2021Most recent
£120,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5EE: £159,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY4 5EE
14 Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
Sold Oct 2025
£159,00015 Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
Sold Jul 2024
£120,000Beechdene, Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
Sold May 2024
£278,500Linden Lea, Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
Sold Aug 2023
£200,00011 Barnard Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EE
Sold Apr 2023
£145,000
Everything we know about 16 Barnard Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Barnard Street homes
16 Barnard Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£1,481
Street avg £1,763
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 86 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Wem Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.6 km
The Thomas Adams School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB