8 Bridge Lane, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8LX
About 8 Bridge Lane
8 Bridge Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8LX). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £585,000 is 17% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 22.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2022 at £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble, Detached
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
8 Bridge Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 9 November 2031
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
8 Bridge Lane has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 8 Bridge Lane was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£585,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£500,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 February 2022Most recent
£500,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8LX: £289,950 (2023–2019).
Versus other Bridge Lane homes
8 Bridge Lane outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,086
Street avg £3,156
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 104 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 8.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
2.9 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB







