What type of property is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What did 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG sell for?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG last sold for £175,000 in June 2005, around 21 years ago. Before that, it sold for £59,000 in April 2000, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

Across 2 sales between April 2000 and June 2005, 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG rose from £59,000 to £175,000, a change of £116,000. That works out to roughly +23.2% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

The current EPC rating for 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in July 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (654 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 14% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 0DG. Source: EPC Register.

How is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG have?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in December 2010. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG 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.

Where is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG located?

23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG sits in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

Is 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG in a safe area?

Police records around 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG 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.

Which schools serve 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG?

The closest primary school to 23 Orchard Drive, SY5 0DG is Minsterley Primary School (376m), one of 2 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mary Webb School and Science College (3.0km).

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23 Orchard Drive, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DG

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

61 m²

654 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Orchard Drive

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

23 Orchard Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in Minsterley, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0DG). It has a recorded floor area of 61 m² (around 654 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2010) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since June 2005, a hold of 21 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2000–2005, sale prices on this property compounded at 23.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £228,000 is 30.3% above the 2005 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2010.

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

Bedrooms2

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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.

23 Orchard Drive's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Jul 2020

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Orchard Drive, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2010
Full
In report
Erection of an extension to existing garage for use as an outbuilding following removal of existing shed
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
10/04198/FUL
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What's in 23 Orchard Drive, Minsterley, Shrewsbury, SY5 0DG's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Orchard Drive has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£228,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 23.2% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2005)

£175,000

Growth on file: 23.2% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

27 June 2005Most recent
£175,000
+196.6%over 5 years
12 April 2000
£59,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0DG: £200,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in SY5 0DG

On the street

Versus other Orchard Drive homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 23 Orchard Drive lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,882

Street avg £2,023

Strongly above

Floor Area

61 m²

Street avg 74 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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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

0.4 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 0DG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 0DG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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