4 Rural Cottages, Astley, Shrewsbury, SY4 4BT
About 4 Rural Cottages
4 Rural Cottages is a semi-detached house in Astley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
4 Rural Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2022RenovationFullIn report
Addition of external cladding to front, side and rear elevations and associated works
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/04638/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 4 Rural Cottages
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Rural Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£135,000
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).
Everything we know about 4 Rural Cottages, 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
On epc rating, 4 Rural Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 56 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 83 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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.
Closest school
1.8 km
Hadnall Church of England 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
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.7dB