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3 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG

EPC B3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 87
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 3 Birch Drive

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

3 Birch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a high B (score 87), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 141 m² it's 22.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (115 m² median across 7 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 is 33.4% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£221/sq ft) was about 17.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £335,000 in August 2018.

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Birch Drive

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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 Rating

A
B
B87
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 3 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Aug 2009
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Two storey

    Erection of a two storey extension to side following demolition of existing garage and single storey extension to front

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    09/01473/FUL
    View planning record
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Current estimate

£447,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£335,000

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 August 2018Most recent

    £335,000

    +47.6%over 10 years

  2. 19 May 2008

    £227,000

    +131.6%over 8 years

  3. 24 June 1999

    £98,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8RG: £336,550 (2024–2018).

On the street

Versus other Birch Drive homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 3 Birch Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,376

Street avg £2,383

On par

Floor Area

141 m²

Street avg 130 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 3 Birch Drive

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£459k

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4 bed2 bath
£377k

1 Birch Drive, Hanwood

SY5 8RG

4 bed2 bath
£371k

1 Beech Close, Hanwood

SY5 8RA

3 bed2 bath
£327k

1 Caradoc View, Hanwood

SY5 8NB

3 bed1 bath
£267k

1 Atherton Rise, Hanwood

SY5 8BS

3 bed2 bath
£342k

1 Harolds Bank, Church Pulverbatch, Pulverbatch

SY5 8BY

2 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Dingle Cottages, Mill Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LU

2 bed1 bath
£470k

1 Cruckton Hall Gardens, Cruckton

SY5 8PQ

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

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.9 km

St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 8RG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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