Oaklea, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
About Oaklea
Oaklea is a semi-detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at -2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 sits 64.2% above the 2015 sale of £148,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£170/sq ft) was about 22.1% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Sept 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Sept 2021ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension to an attached dwelling, dimensions 5.00 metres beyond rear wall, 3.90 metres maximum height, 2.60 metres high to eaves
- Agent
- Derek E Tomley
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/03805/HHE
What's in Oaklea, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -2.0% per year over 9 years.
£148,000
Growth on file: -2.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
7 May 2015Most recent
£148,000
-17.8%over 9 years10 November 2005
£180,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0AE: £345,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SY5 0AE
Farm View Manor, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
Sold Mar 2025
£630,000Belmont, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
Sold Aug 2024
£345,000Clundene, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
Sold Mar 2023
£225,000Finca, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
Sold Nov 2022
£3,000Christmas House, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE
Sold May 2022
£435,000
Versus other Horsebridge Road homes
On epc rating, Oaklea runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,827
Street avg £2,845
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Minsterley Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB







