1 Ensdon Cottages, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, SY4 1EH
About 1 Ensdon Cottages
1 Ensdon Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2025) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 4 certificates since August 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since June 2005 — that's 21 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Today's modelled estimate of £352,000 sits 60% above the 2005 sale of £220,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£200/sq ft) was about 76% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
1 Ensdon Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
A recent planning application at 1 Ensdon Cottages was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2024FullIn report
Creation of new private driveway within property curtilage and access onto Holyhead Road
- Agent
- Newcombe Farrer Holt Architecture Ltd
- Documents
- 17 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/03646/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
£352,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£220,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
23 June 2005Most recent
£220,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SY4 1EH: £190,000 (2014–2003).
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- A planning decision worth checking
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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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB