18 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
About 18 Ash Lea
18 Ash Lea is a four-bedroom detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0BU). It has a recorded floor area of 109 m² (around 1173 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since August 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in August 2001. At 109 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 57 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £281,000 sits 139.1% above the 2001 sale of £117,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£100/sq ft) was about 16.6% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Ash Lea has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
18 Ash Lea's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£281,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 3 years.
£117,500
Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
13 August 2001Most recent
£117,500
+35.1%over 3 years23 April 1998
£87,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0BU: £192,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SY5 0BU
48 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
Sold Jun 2025
£176,00043 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
Sold Apr 2025
£192,50012 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
Sold Mar 2025
£270,0006 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
Sold Jul 2024
£116,2243 Ash Lea, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0BU
Sold May 2024
£330,000
Versus other Ash Lea homes
18 Ash Lea outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,078
Street avg £1,826
Floor Area
109 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
0.2 km
Minsterley Primary School. 2 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
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







