# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (SY3 9PQ)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 8 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE SY3 9PQ |
| Price | £219,950 |
| Bedrooms | 3 |
| Bathrooms | 1 |
| Council tax | B |
| Construction age | England and Wales: 1950-1966 |
| Floor area | 81 m² |
| Last sold | £215,000 Nov 2023 |

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/06/2033
- **Current heating cost:** £1,324/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £19,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£4,000 - £6,000)
- T (£3,000 - £7,000)
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8117-3326-2070-0876-0222)

## Description

Very well presented and improved semi-detached family house with a lovely rear garden, situated in a quiet residential area just a few minutes’ walk from Meole Brace retail park.

All mains services are connected

**Key Features** - 

* Entrance porch to hall, both with tiled flooring.

* Living room with window to front and feature fireplace.

* Open plan kitchen/dining room with flooring to match hall, range of fitted units, window to rear and sliding patio doors to garden room which also opens to rear.

* To the side of the property, via the kitchen there is a useful side lobby/utility room, from which there is access to both the front and the rear of the property and also to separate stores.

* Staircase from hall to landing where there are 3 bedrooms and a shower room.

* uPVC double glazed windows and electric heating.

* Residents parking at the front of the property.

* Attractively landscaped private rear garden with sun terraces and established borders.

* Quiet neighbourhood, convenient for good local schools and also just a few minutes’ walk from the excellent Meole Brace retail Park.

**Entrance Hall** - 

**Living Room** - about 3.9m x 3.8m (about 12'9" x 12'5") - 

**Kitchen/Dining Room** - about 5.7m x 2.8m (about 18'8" x 9'2") - 

**Garden Room** - about 3.4m x 2.4m (about 11'1" x 7'10") - 

**Bedroom One** - about 4.0m x 2.5m (about 13'1" x 8'2") - 

**Bedroom Two** - about 3.4m x 2.9m (about 11'1" x 9'6") - 

**Bedroom Three** - about 2.6m x 2.4m (about 8'6" x 7'10") - 

**Bathroom** -

## Property Photos

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan.jpg](/listings/photos/136068146/249746) - Floorplan.jpg

## EPC Graphs

- ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/136068146/249747) - EE Rating

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 3 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #5049381
- **Address:** 8 Chatford Drive, SHREWSBURY, SY3 9PQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 08/10/2007
- **Work Completed:** 07/07/2007
- **Items:** 3 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #11583045
- **Address:** 8 Chatford Drive, SHREWSBURY, SY3 9PQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 25/04/2016
- **Work Completed:** 25/01/2016
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #12852265
- **Address:** 8 Chatford Drive, SHREWSBURY, SY3 9PQ
- **Certificate Issued:** 19/03/2018
- **Work Completed:** 27/02/2018
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PQ | £215,000 | 10/11/2023 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 29 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PH | £233,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 19 MONEYBROOK WAY, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NH | £218,000 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 NETLEY ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PB | £200,000 | 05/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 132 MONEYBROOK WAY, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NW | £185,000 | 11/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 230 HEREFORD ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9LQ | £230,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 67 MONEYBROOK WAY, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NH | £182,500 | 27/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 40 NETLEY ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PB | £189,500 | 17/03/2023 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 52 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PQ | £105,000 | 16/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 1 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PG | £225,000 | 16/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| [Same street] 6 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PQ | £180,000 | 25/03/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 57 CHATFORD DRIVE, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PH | £170,000 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 125 MONEYBROOK WAY, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PJ | £189,995 | 14/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 130 MONEYBROOK WAY, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NW | £180,000 | 21/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 25 WILDERLEY CRESCENT, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9PA | £208,000 | 05/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 59 MARY WEBB ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NS | £82,500 | 01/10/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 34 WILDERLEY CRESCENT, SHREWSBURY, SHROPSHIRE, SY3 9NZ | £160,000 | 18/08/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Street average:** £142,500 (2 sales)
**Area average:** £189,535 (14 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £343,347 (46 Semi-detached, SY3, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -35.9%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Shropshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £727/mo
- **Realistic:** £808/mo
- **Optimistic:** £889/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Shropshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

- **LHA floor (this property size):** £723/mo

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Wedgewood Crescent, SY3 | £1,400/mo | 3 | 0.13 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,400/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.64% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £175,000
- **Target investor price (1%):** £140,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,400/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 13.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £369/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 6.9%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Price per Square Metre

- **£/m²:** £2,715/m²

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 20.1%
- **10y growth:** 57.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Shropshire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.7%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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