2 Council Houses, Lower Road, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, SY4 3QY
About 2 Council Houses
2 Council Houses is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 3QY). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 76 m² it's 18.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (94 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2022. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 26.1% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £207,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2 Council Houses sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 2 Council Houses.
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two storey rear extension, removal of hedge at front to enable off street parking
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/05189/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 2 Council Houses
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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£207,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 October 2022Most recent
£207,000
Everything we know about 2 Council Houses, 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 other Lower Road homes
EPC Rating for 2 Council Houses lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 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.
Nearest stop
2.1 km
Yorton Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.4 km
Myddle CofE Primary School. 1 school 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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB