Yew Tree Cottage, Broad Oak, Shrewsbury, SY4 3AF
About Yew Tree Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage is a detached house in Broad Oak, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 3AF). It has a recorded floor area of 75 m² (around 807 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a G (score 9), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Yew Tree Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Yew Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£254,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in SY4 3AF: £163,500 (2021–2021).
Everything we know about Yew Tree Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus the street
EPC Rating for Yew Tree Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
9 (G)
Street avg 46 (E)
Floor Area
75 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
1.2 km
Greenacres Primary School. 6 schools 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
47.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB