5 Brookside, Newtown, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5NR

5 Brookside is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5NR). It has a recorded floor area of 102 m² (around 1098 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 102 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £262,000 is 35.1% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£177/sq ft) was about 120.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in August 2016.