5 Wootton Cottages, Queens Head, Oswestry, SY11 4LJ
About 5 Wootton Cottages
5 Wootton Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Queens Head, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in July 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 sits 323.1% above the 1996 sale of £52,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 78.4% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
5 Wootton Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Feb 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Wootton Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- May 2006New BuildFullIn report
Take down existing workshop and erection of dwelling
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/06/14291/FUL
- Oct 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/05/13964/FUL
What's in 5 Wootton Cottages, Queens Head, Oswestry, SY11 4LJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Wootton Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£220,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£52,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 July 1996Most recent
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4LJ: £395,000 (2025–1997).
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Versus the street
On co₂ emissions, 5 Wootton Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 107 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.4 km
West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 1 school nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB