What kind of home is 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG is a 4-bedroom detached house, set on a cul-de-sac.

When did 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG last change hands?

7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG last sold for £336,550 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £288,000 in September 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

Across 2 sales between September 2006 and May 2021, 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG rose from £288,000 to £336,550, a change of £48,550. That works out to roughly +1.1% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

The current EPC rating for 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (1,184 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 21% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 8RG. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG use?

The latest EPC at 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG is in council tax band E.

Which area is 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG in?

7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG sits in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

Police records around 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG?

The closest primary school to 7 Birch Drive, SY5 8RG is St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School (871m).

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7 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

110 m²

1184 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Birch Drive

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

7 Birch Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8RG). It has a recorded floor area of 110 m² (around 1184 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £443,000 is 31.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£284/sq ft) was about 67.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 110 m² it's 20.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 7 EPCs). Last sale on file: £336,550 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageIntegral
Cul-de-sacYes

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Birch Drive, Hanwood, Shrewsbury, SY5 8RG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Birch Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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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.

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

Current estimate

£443,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.1% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£336,550

Growth on file: 1.1% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

31 May 2021Most recent
£336,550
+16.9%over 14 years
20 September 2006
£288,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8RG: £335,000 (2024–2018).

Nearby sales in SY5 8RG

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.

Price per m² for 7 Birch Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,060

Street avg £2,269

Strongly above

Floor Area

110 m²

Street avg 135 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

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.

£459k

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1 Birch Drive, Hanwood

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4 bed2 bath

£371k

1 Beech Close, Hanwood

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£327k

1 Caradoc View, Hanwood

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£267k

1 Atherton Rise, Hanwood

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3 bed2 bath

£342k

1 Harolds Bank, Church Pulverbatch, Pulverbatch

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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.

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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· 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

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