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Yew Tree Cottage, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Yew Tree Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Yew Tree Cottage is a detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Across 2007–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £364,000 is 10.3% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£369/sq ft) was about 78.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Yew Tree Cottage, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Yew Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£364,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.4% per year over 14 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£330,000

Growth on file: 3.4% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2022Most recent

    £330,000

    +61.0%over 14 years

  2. 30 October 2007

    £205,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0AE: £345,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Horsebridge Road homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Yew Tree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,976

Street avg £2,630

Strongly above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 114 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Yew Tree Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£338k

1 Ashford Drive, Pontesbury

SY5 0QP

4 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Brook Rise, Pontesbury

SY5 0RA

£428k

1 Ash Grove, Pontesbury

SY5 0RQ

4 bed
£465k

1 Beech Manor, Pontesbury

SY5 0PW

4 bed2 bath
£274k

1, Arscott, Pontesbury

SY5 0XP

£272k

1 Broom Drive, Minsterley

SY5 0AZ

3 bed1 bath
£492k

1 Boundary Way, Pontesbury

SY5 0FG

4 bed2 bath
£266k

1 Ashford Close, Pontesbury

SY5 0QS

2 bed
Area

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.
Full Shrewsbury report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 0AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY5 0AE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 0AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Yew Tree Cottage, Horsebridge Road, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.