Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Lawrence House is a four-bedroom detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot.
At 140 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 148.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £460,000 in January 2025.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2025
Certificate validity
Expired on 21 October 2025
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Lawrence House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£491,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 20 years.
£460,000
Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 20 years.
22 January 2025Most recent
£460,000
+54.4%over 7 years14 February 2017
£298,000
-5.4%over 11 years18 February 2005
£315,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0QJ: £270,000 (2025–2013).
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Sold Feb 2024
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Sold Nov 2014
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Sold Feb 2014
The Mount, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Oct 2013
On years held, Lawrence House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,286
Street avg £2,079
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 127 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.9 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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