What kind of home is 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX last change hands?

1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX last sold for £160,000 in October 2019, around 7 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £45,500 in March 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

Across 4 sales between March 1996 and October 2019, 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX rose from £45,500 to £160,000, a change of £114,500. That works out to roughly +5.5% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

The current EPC rating for 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in April 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (872 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 25% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 0AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX use?

The latest EPC at 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX in?

1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX sits in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

Is 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX in a safe area?

Police records around 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX?

The closest primary school to 1 Briar Close, SY5 0AX is Minsterley Primary School (734m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mary Webb School and Science College (2.6km).

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1 Briar Close, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AX

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

81 m²

872 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 Briar Close

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

1 Briar Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0AX). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Sold October 2019 for £160,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 81 m² it's 24.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 7 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £213,000 is 33.1% above the 2019 sale price.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

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

1 Briar Close'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 08 Apr 2023

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Briar Close, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Briar Close 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.

Latest sale on 1 Briar Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£213,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£160,000

Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

3 October 2019Most recent
£160,000
+33.3%over 6 years
9 July 2013
£120,000
-13.7%over 7 years
11 November 2005
£139,000
+205.5%over 9 years
22 March 1996
£45,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0AX: £139,000 (2018–2014).

Nearby sales in SY5 0AX

On the street

Versus other Briar Close homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 1 Briar Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,975

Street avg £2,011

Strongly below

Floor Area

81 m²

Street avg 65 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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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

0.7 km

Minsterley Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 0AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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