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4 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG

Extendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
99 m²
1066 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 4 Birch Drive

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

4 Birch Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 99 m² (around 1066 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

Today's modelled estimate of £326,000 is 41.7% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 25.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. At 99 m² it's 28.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 7 EPCs).

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Extension potentialPossible
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 Birch Drive

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

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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
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Birch Drive

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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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.

4 Birch Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£326,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2017)

£230,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 October 2017Most recent

    £230,000

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.

On floor area, 4 Birch Drive runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,323

Street avg £2,392

Below

Floor Area

99 m²

Street avg 136 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 4 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.
£327k

1 Caradoc View, Hanwood

SY5 8NB

3 bed1 bath
£371k

1 Beech Close, Hanwood

SY5 8RA

3 bed2 bath
£267k

1 Atherton Rise, Hanwood

SY5 8BS

3 bed2 bath
£342k

1 Harolds Bank, Church Pulverbatch, Pulverbatch

SY5 8BY

2 bed2 bath
£377k

1 Birch Drive, Hanwood

SY5 8RG

4 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Dingle Cottages, Mill Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LU

2 bed1 bath
£459k

1 Bridge Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LX

4 bed2 bath
£185k

1 Bank View, Longden

SY5 8HD

2 bed1 bath
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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.