Lawrence House, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
About Lawrence House
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. It changed hands recently, sold January 2025 for £460,000. 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWrap around
- GarageDouble
- LandYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lawrence House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Lawrence House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£467,000
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.
Sales timeline
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 (2024–2012).
Nearby sales in SY5 0QJ
Mount 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
£347,000The Mount, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Oct 2013
£531,000Furthercroft Cottage, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Dec 2012
£106,000
Versus other Minsterley Road homes
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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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
0.9 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.3dB







