4 Alder Drive, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AT
About 4 Alder Drive
4 Alder Drive is a semi-detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AT). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 63), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Across 2016–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at -14.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £205,000 sits 70.8% above the 2017 sale of £120,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£169/sq ft) was about 21.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years.
Energy performance
4 Alder Drive's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2018OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of 1No detached double garage to serve both properties
- Agent
- Newcroft Architectural Solutions
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/03536/FUL
- Oct 2017PorchFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of single storey extensions to provide new porch to front elevation, "Orangery" to rear elevation and construction of detached single garage
Extension- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04254/FUL
What's in 4 Alder Drive, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Alder Drive changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£205,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -14.3% per year over 1 year.
£120,000
Growth on file: -14.3% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
28 June 2017Most recent
£120,000
-14.3%over 6 months19 December 2016
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0AT: £155,000 (2025–2015).
Versus other Alder Drive homes
On price per m², 4 Alder Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,818
Street avg £2,615
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 66 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.7 km
Minsterley Primary School. 3 schools 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
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







