The Laurels, Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
About The Laurels
The Laurels is a detached house in Aston, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4LR). It has a recorded floor area of 596 m² (around 6415 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 21 years, with the last transfer in September 2005. At 596 m² the property is well over the postcode median (136 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 113.8% above the 2005 sale of £290,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£45/sq ft) was about 74.2% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Know exactly what you're buying at The Laurels
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Laurels'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Laurels has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2013ExtensionAmendmentIn report
Non material amendment to planning application 10/02393/FUL - reduce extent of rear single storey extension and omit swimming pool.
- Agent
- Bower Edleston Architects
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/02171/AMP
- May 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Proposed first floor extension
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/05/13770/FUL
What's in The Laurels, Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Laurels valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£620,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£290,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 September 2005Most recent
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4LR: £340,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SY11 4LR
2 Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
Sold Jul 2025
£242,500Holly Cottage, Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
Sold Feb 2025
£667,0001 Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
Sold Jan 2020
£347,2505 Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
Sold Sept 2017
£340,000Springfield Cottage, Aston Square, Aston, Oswestry, SY11 4LR
Sold Jul 2016
£270,000
Everything we know about The Laurels, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Aston Square homes
Price per m² for The Laurels lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£487
Street avg £2,907
Floor Area
596 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 9.0 t/year
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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
2.5 km
Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.8dB