Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Estimated value
£337,000
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Our estimate
£337,000
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The estimate for Elm Cottage is modelled from its 117 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 0DF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Floor area
117 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2022
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2016
Recent sales in SY5 0DF
5 sales, median £255,000 (2025–2023)
| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Elm Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
16 December 2016Most recent
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0DF: £255,000 (2025–2023).
31 Callow Lane, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DF
Sold Mar 2025
7 Callow Lane, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DF
Sold Oct 2024
11 Callow Lane, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DF
Sold Jun 2024
8 Callow Lane, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DF
Sold Jul 2023
25 Callow Lane, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DF
Sold May 2023
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Elm Cottage is a detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0DF). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (67 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Last changed hands 10 years ago, in December 2016. Today's modelled estimate of £337,000 is 49.8% above the 2016 sale price.
Elm Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 May 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system changed
Heating system upgraded to a more efficient system
Hot water system upgraded
Elm Cottage has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
On co₂ emissions, Elm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £2,559
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.0 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Minsterley Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB
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