14 The Grove, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AG

14 The Grove is a two-bedroom detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AG). It has a recorded floor area of 77 m² (around 829 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in February 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £204,000 sits 343.5% above the 1999 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£56/sq ft) was about 65% below the postcode norm.