When did 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT last change hands?

1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT last sold for £250,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the council tax band for 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT?

1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT in?

1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT sits in Astley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT?

Police records around 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT?

The closest primary school to 1 Rural Cottages, SY4 4BT is Hadnall Church of England Primary School (1.8km).

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1 Rural Cottages, Astley, Shrewsbury, SY4 4BT

Council tax

Band A

Overview

About 1 Rural Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Rural Cottages is a property in Astley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4BT). It has council tax band A.

Last sale on file: £250,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

No EPC on record

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Rural Cottages, Astley, Shrewsbury, SY4 4BT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Rural Cottages has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Last sold (2021)

£250,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

22 July 2021Most recent
£250,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in SY4 4BT: £105,000 (2024–2013).

Nearby sales in SY4 4BT

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Shrewsbury report

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

1.8 km

Hadnall Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY4 4BT from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.2dB

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Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 4BT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.7dB

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