Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Riverside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AF
Estimated value
£555,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£430,000)+29%
- Against SY5 6AF's recent median (£490,000)+13%
Newest record on this page: March 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
134 m²
1442 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 11
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£555,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£430,000)+29%
- Against SY5 6AF's recent median (£490,000)+13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Riverside Cottage is modelled from its 134 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
134 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in SY5 6AF
5 sales, median £490,000 (2017–1998)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2021 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£430,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6AF: £490,000 (2017–1998).
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Riverside Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Riverside Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AF). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a G (score 11), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it C (August 2015); the latest reading is 4 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 134 m² it sits well below the postcode median (222 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £555,000 is 29.1% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £430,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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.
Riverside Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G11
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
10.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 28 March 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2024from Aug 2015
EPC improved fromC71toG11
Main Fuel
GasLPG
Fuel source changed
Heating Controls
FullFull Control
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
GoodPoor
Hot water efficiency decreased
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Riverside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Riverside Cottage has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for Riverside Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
11 (G)
Street avg 57 (D)
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 206 m²
CO₂ Emissions
10.0 t/year
Street avg 8.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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
2.4 km
Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Nearest schools
- Christ Church Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary2.4km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences449 reports49%
- Anti-social Behaviour125 reports14%
- Other Theft73 reports8%
- Criminal Damage & Arson70 reports8%
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 6AF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached BungalowEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Riverside Cottage is modelled from its 134 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6AF. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for Riverside Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Riverside Cottage was lodged in March 2024 at band G and is valid until March 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Riverside Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 1 school and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SY5 6AF, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Riverside Cottage is in council tax band E. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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