What type of property is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA sell for?

16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA last sold for £380,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £299,950 in June 2016. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between June 2016 and March 2025, 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA rose from £299,950 to £380,000, a change of £80,050. That works out to roughly +2.7% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

The current EPC rating for 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA is B with a score of 84 out of 100, lodged in February 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA heated?

The latest EPC at 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA is in council tax band E.

Where is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA located?

16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA sits in Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

Is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA in a safe area?

Police records around 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA show an average of 70 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

The closest primary school to 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA is Bowbrook Primary School (467m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Priory School (2.3km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA?

The closest bus stop to 16 Whitty Close, SY5 8QA is Wenlock Edge House, 282m away.

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16 Whitty Close, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QA

EPC B3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 84

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 16 Whitty Close

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

16 Whitty Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8QA). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2016) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £380,000. Across 2016–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£312/sq ft) was about 19.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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Energy

Energy performance

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Mar 2026

Current Certificate

Feb 2016

EPC Rating

B84

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 1 March 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 16 Whitty Close, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

16 Whitty Close 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

16 Whitty Close saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£397,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£380,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£380,000
+27.9%over 5 years
17 April 2019
£297,000
-1.0%over 2 years
23 June 2016
£299,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8QA: £387,500 (2026–2022).

Nearby sales in SY5 8QA

On the street

Versus other Whitty Close homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 16 Whitty Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,363

Street avg £3,045

Above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.8 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Above

Years Held

1 years

Street avg 8 years

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Shrewsbury report

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

0.3 km

Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Bowbrook Primary School. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 8QA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 8QA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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