Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Cherry Cottage, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
94 m²
1012 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 59
Tenure
Freehold
About Cherry Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Cherry Cottage is a three-bedroom detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2014) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 31 years, with the last transfer in January 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £267,000 sits 567.5% above the 1996 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£40/sq ft) was about 77.1% below the postcode norm.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms3
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
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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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Jul 2024
Current Certificate
Jul 2014EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D59
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 July 2024
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Cherry Cottage, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Cherry Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Cherry Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£267,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (1996)
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 1996Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0QJ: £270,000 (2025–2014).
Nearby sales in SY5 0QJ
Hope Cottage, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Aug 2025
£205,000Lawrence House, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Jan 2025
£460,000Mount Pleasant, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Feb 2024
£200,000Aymsbrook, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Nov 2014
£270,000The Ozarks, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Feb 2014
£347,000
Versus other Minsterley Road homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², Cherry Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£426
Street avg £2,437
Floor Area
94 m²
Street avg 133 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 6.6 t/year
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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.
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
0.9 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 0QJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Cherry Cottage, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.