What kind of home is 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL last sold for £182,000 in July 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £66,000 in October 2000. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between October 2000 and July 2021, 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL rose from £66,000 to £182,000, a change of £116,000. That works out to roughly +5% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL have?

The current EPC rating for 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (969 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL use?

The latest EPC at 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL in?

1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL sits in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

What is crime like near 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

Police records around 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL 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 The Laurels, SY5 0BL?

The closest primary school to 1 The Laurels, SY5 0BL is Minsterley Primary School (602m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mary Webb School and Science College (2.8km).

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1 The Laurels, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BL

Swimming pool3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

90 m²

969 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 1 The Laurels

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

1 The Laurels is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Other recorded features include outbuildings. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £246,000 is 35.2% above the 2021 sale price. Last sale on file: £182,000 in July 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
OutbuildingsYes
Swimming poolYes

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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.

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 25 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The Laurels, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The Laurels 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.

Current estimate

£246,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£182,000

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

1 July 2021Most recent
£182,000
+31.9%over 13 years
1 November 2007
£138,000
+109.1%over 7 years
5 October 2000
£66,000

Median price across the last 2 sales in SY5 0BL: £129,500 (2022–2004).

Nearby sales in SY5 0BL

2 The Laurels, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BL
Sold Nov 2022
£132,000

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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

0.6 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 0BL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 0BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4

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