Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Kensington Gardens, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AB
1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
146 m²
1572 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 5 Kensington Gardens
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
5 Kensington Gardens is an end-of-terrace house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AB). It has a recorded floor area of 146 m² (around 1572 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 146 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £373,000 sits 65% above the 2014 sale of £226,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£144/sq ft) was about 28.6% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2015. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (August 2014).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
5 Kensington Gardens'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Mar 2023
Current Certificate
Mar 2013EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
8.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 5 March 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Kensington Gardens, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Kensington Gardens has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 5 Kensington Gardens, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AB
1decisions1extensions7documents1nearby
- Sept 2015ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of extensions to front and rear
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 15/02780/FUL
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Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 5 Kensington Gardens was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£373,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2014)
£226,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
14 August 2014Most recent
£226,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0AB: £145,000 (2026–1998).
Nearby sales in SY5 0AB
Versus other Kensington Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 5 Kensington Gardens lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
58 (D)
Street avg 74 (C)
Floor Area
146 m²
Street avg 65 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 2.0 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Minsterley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 0AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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