4 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
About 4 White Horse Cottages
4 White Horse Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 95 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £270,000 is 22.7% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £220,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
4 White Horse Cottages has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
- Mar 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of a single storey side extension with rooflights and creation of new vehicular and pedestrian accesses (amended description)
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/07/0052/F
- Sept 2004New BuildOutlineIn report
Outline application for the erection of 2, 2 storey dwelings to include siting and means of access
- Reference
- SA/04/1022/O
What's in 4 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 White Horse Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£270,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 23 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 December 2019Most recent
£220,000
+2.3%over 12 years9 November 2007
£215,000
+209.4%over 10 years5 June 1997
£69,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0SB: £200,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in SY5 0SB
2 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Sept 2025
£240,000Laburnum Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Apr 2024
£200,000Willow Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Aug 2023
£227,5001 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Dec 2020
£165,0003 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Nov 2018
£159,995
Versus other Carver Street homes
On floor area, 4 White Horse Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,316
Street avg £2,875
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.9 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
0.6 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







