44 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
About 44 Barleyfields
44 Barleyfields is a four-bedroom detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5LU). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Other recorded features include notable views.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 29.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 22 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £358,000 is 32.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£220/sq ft) was about 23.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £270,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
44 Barleyfields has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Oct 2021ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey extension
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04291/FUL
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- 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.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 February 2021Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5LU: £270,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY4 5LU
20 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
Sold Sept 2025
£340,00022 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
Sold Mar 2024
£342,00024 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
Sold Jun 2023
£250,00010 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
Sold Jun 2021
£270,00017 Barleyfields, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5LU
Sold Feb 2021
£235,000
Everything we know about 44 Barleyfields, 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 Barleyfields homes
44 Barleyfields outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,368
Street avg £2,390
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.6 km
Wem Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Peter's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB