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Oakhurst, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
106 m²
1141 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 39
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Oakhurst

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

Oakhurst is a detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since August 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £329,000 sits 338.7% above the 1996 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£66/sq ft) was about 61.9% below the postcode norm. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Oakhurst's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E39
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
13.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Oakhurst, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oakhurst has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Oakhurst's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).

Current estimate

£329,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£75,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 August 1996Most recent

    £75,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0QJ: £298,000 (2025–2014).

On the street

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 epc rating, Oakhurst runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£708

Street avg £2,402

Strongly below

Floor Area

106 m²

Street avg 131 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

13.0 t/year

Street avg 5.6 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Oakhurst

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£338k

1 Ashford Drive, Pontesbury

SY5 0QP

4 bed1 bath
£314k

1 Brook Rise, Pontesbury

SY5 0RA

£274k

1, Arscott, Pontesbury

SY5 0XP

£272k

1 Broom Drive, Minsterley

SY5 0AZ

3 bed1 bath
£266k

1 Ashford Close, Pontesbury

SY5 0QS

2 bed
£261k

1 Bromlow Hall Barns, Bromlow, Minsterley

SY5 0DX

£428k

1 Ash Grove, Pontesbury

SY5 0RQ

4 bed
£250k

1 Ashford Park, Pontesbury

SY5 0QW

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

0.9 km

Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for SY5 0QJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 0QJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Oakhurst, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.