11 Rural Cottages, Astley, Shrewsbury, SY4 4BT
About 11 Rural Cottages
11 Rural Cottages is a semi-detached house in Astley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 48 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 44–100 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in February 2015 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Planning history
11 Rural Cottages has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
11 Rural Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£139,000
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 3 sales in SY4 4BT: £120,000 (2024–2013).
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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
1.8 km
Hadnall Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB