Bulmer Cottage, Chapel Lane, Noble Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DX
About Bulmer Cottage
Bulmer Cottage is a detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DX). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2013) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 45.7% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£155/sq ft) was about 24.5% below the postcode norm. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bulmer Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jul 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Bulmer Cottage has an approved rear extension on the planning record.
- Nov 2012ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Erection of extension to rear elevation; formation of parking and turning area
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03977/FUL
- Dec 2011PorchFullIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Proposed two storey rear extension and replacement porch at front; formation of new parking and turning.
Extension- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 11/04930/FUL
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Bulmer Cottage saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£306,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 9 years.
£210,000
Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2015Most recent
£210,000
-19.5%over 8 years30 August 2006
£261,000
+60.1%over 7 months31 January 2006
£163,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SY4 5DX: £168,500 (2024–2007).
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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
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Wem Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.3 km
The Thomas Adams School. 2 schools 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
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB