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5 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
115 m²
1237 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Birch Drive

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

5 Birch Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1237 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 68). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 115 m² it's 17.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 7 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in January 2018. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2006–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 is 38.6% above the 2018 sale price.

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

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • RefurbishedYes
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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.

5 Birch Drive sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 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 5 Birch Drive

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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.

5 Birch Drive's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£345,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.3% per year over 11 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2018)

£249,000

Growth on file: 1.3% per year over 11 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 January 2018Most recent

    £249,000

    +18.6%over 4 years

  2. 28 February 2013

    £210,000

    +7.7%over 2 years

  3. 30 September 2010

    £195,000

    -9.3%over 4 years

  4. 25 July 2006

    £215,000

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.

5 Birch Drive is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£2,167

Street avg £2,418

Strongly below

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 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
£459k

1 Bridge Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LX

4 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Dingle Cottages, Mill Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LU

2 bed1 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 5 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.