1 Garmster Cottages, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
About 1 Garmster Cottages
1 Garmster Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 1LF). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2013. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
At 100 m² it sits well below the postcode median (212 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 47.9% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 17.2% below the postcode norm. 8 years since the last transfer (May 2018).
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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
- Bedrooms3
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
1 Garmster Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Planning history
1 Garmster Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Garmster Cottages valuation runs notably under the typical sold price in this postcode.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£182,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 May 2018Most recent
£182,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 1LF: £580,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in SY4 1LF
Stonyhurst Court, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
Sold Mar 2025
£860,0002 Garmster Cottages, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
Sold Mar 2019
£146,000Cottingley House, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
Sold Apr 2018
£587,000The Courtyard, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
Sold Oct 2014
£360,000Cliffe House, Big Walls, Ruyton Xi Towns, Shrewsbury, SY4 1LF
Sold Oct 2006
£806,000
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Versus other Big Walls homes
On price per m², 1 Garmster Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,825
Street avg £2,453
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 190 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.0 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB