Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Hawthorn Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
91 m²
982 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 76
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About Hawthorn Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Hawthorn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0SB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 982 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (December 2008) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 91 m² the property is well over the postcode median (68 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Hawthorn Cottage's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 01 Dec 2018
Current Certificate
Dec 2008EPC Rating
A
B
C
C76
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 1 December 2018
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Hawthorn Cottage, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Hawthorn Cottage has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Hawthorn Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£229,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 0SB: £220,000 (2025–2019).
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
£165,0004 White Horse Cottages, Carver Street, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0SB
Sold Dec 2019
£220,000
Versus other Carver Street homes
Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Hawthorn Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
76 (C)
Street avg 64 (D)
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 71 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.5 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.
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
0.6 km
Pontesbury CofE Primary School. 3 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 0SB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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