Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
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 £280,000 is 27.3% above the 2019 sale price. Most recent transfer: December 2019 at £220,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2023
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 September 2023
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4 White Horse Cottages has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 4 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Outline application for the erection of 2, 2 storey dwelings to include siting and means of access
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4 White Horse Cottages has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£280,000
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.
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).
2 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Sept 2025
Laburnum Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Apr 2024
Willow Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Aug 2023
1 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Dec 2020
3 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Nov 2018
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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Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
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