Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Ashford Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0QT). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2021) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in February 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The home occupies a corner plot.
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£374/sq ft) was about 57% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2022 for £330,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Certificate validity
Valid until 4 August 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £955 · Includes VAT
3 Ashford Way has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
3 Ashford Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£354,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 24 years.
£330,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 24 years.
26 January 2022Most recent
£330,000
+50.0%over 12 years24 November 2009
£220,000
+168.3%over 11 years2 July 1998
£82,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0QT: £260,000 (2025–2023).
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12 Ashford Way, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QT
Sold Jul 2024
14 Ashford Way, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QT
Sold Feb 2022
19 Ashford Way, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QT
Sold Nov 2016
On epc rating, 3 Ashford Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,024
Street avg £3,391
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.8 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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