4 Council Houses, Lower Road, Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, SY4 3QY
About 4 Council Houses
4 Council Houses is a semi-detached house in Harmer Hill, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 3QY). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 101), a 4-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 25.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (82 m² median across 5 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs).
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at 4 Council Houses.
- May 2009ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of two storey extension to side elevation
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 09/70161/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 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
4 Council Houses has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£230,000
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 1 sales in SY4 3QY: £207,000 (2022–2022).
Nearby sales in SY4 3QY
Everything we know about 4 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
On floor area, 4 Council Houses stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
53 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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.
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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
47.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB