Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
The Ozarks is a semi-detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QJ). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a C (score 72). When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 167 m² the property is well over the postcode median (106 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 78% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 is 18.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£193/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in February 2014.
The Ozarks's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Certificate validity
Valid until 11 July 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
4 applications on record at The Ozarks, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
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The Ozarks valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£410,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£347,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
21 February 2014Most recent
£347,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0QJ: £270,000 (2025–2014).
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Sold Aug 2025
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Sold Jan 2025
Mount Pleasant, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Feb 2024
Aymsbrook, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Nov 2014
The Mount, Minsterley Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QJ
Sold Oct 2013
The Ozarks outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,078
Street avg £2,230
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 6.4 t/year
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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.
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