The Croft, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ

The Croft is a semi-detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Held since June 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (107 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £590,000 is 38.8% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£637/sq ft) was about 335.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.