Rue Wood Farm, Rue Wood, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5SH
About Rue Wood Farm
Rue Wood Farm is a detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5SH). It has a recorded floor area of 222 m² (around 2390 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 28). Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 222 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 sits 105.2% above the 2016 sale of £230,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£96/sq ft) was about 61.6% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 10 years since the last transfer (February 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Rue Wood Farm sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 31 May 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
Planning history
Rue Wood Farm has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Apr 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External materials), 4 (Gutters etc). 5 (Roof) and 6 (Joinery) of Planning Permission 12/04538/LBC for internal and external alterations in connection with erection of a single storey garden room extension affecting a Grade II Listed Building
- Agent
- Severn Oak Timber Frames Limited
Listed- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/00938/DIS
- Dec 2012ExtensionHeritageIn report
Internal and external alterations in connection with erection of a single storey garden room extension affecting a Grade II Listed Building
- Agent
- Border Oak Design Construction Ltd
Listed- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/04538/LBC
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 February 2016Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SY4 5SH: £170,000 (2024–2015).
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What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus the street
Rue Wood Farm is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
222 m²
Street avg 110 m²
CO₂ Emissions
28.0 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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.
Nearest stop
2.7 km
Wem Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
2.3 km
The Thomas Adams School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB