Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
42 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
EPC B
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
151 m²
1625 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
About 42 Whinberry Drive
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
42 Whinberry Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft). The latest certificate (October 2018) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94).
At 151 m² the property is well over the postcode median (113 m² across 38 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. Last sale on file: £460,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms2
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Oct 2018EPC Rating
A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.9 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 October 2028
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 42 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
42 Whinberry Drive has no planning applications on record.
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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
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£498,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 3 years.
Last sold (2022)
£460,000
Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
16 March 2022Most recent
£460,000
+15.0%over 3 years9 November 2018
£399,995
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8QN: £330,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SY5 8QN
46 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
Sold Dec 2025
£330,00038 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
Sold Aug 2025
£395,00028 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
Sold Jul 2025
£425,00064 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
Sold May 2025
£310,00016 Whinberry Drive, Bowbrook, Shrewsbury, SY5 8QN
Sold Feb 2025
£330,000
Versus other Whinberry Drive homes
Four headline reads against 38 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
42 Whinberry Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,046
Street avg £2,899
Floor Area
151 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 6 years
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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.
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
0.8 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Bowbrook Primary School. 10 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
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 8QN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
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