9 Rural Cottages, Astley, Shrewsbury, SY4 4BT
About 9 Rural Cottages
9 Rural Cottages is a semi-detached house in Astley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 4BT). It has a recorded floor area of 44 m² (around 474 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. At 44 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (44–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 8 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.
At 44 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Energy performance
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
9 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
9 Rural Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£142,000
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