Rope Walk Cottage, Lyth Hill, Lyth Bank, Shrewsbury, SY3 0BS

Rope Walk Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in Lyth Bank, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY3 0BS). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.

At 129 m² it sits well below the postcode median (215 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2009–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 30.5% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£315/sq ft) was about 39.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold November 2018 for £437,500.