Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Brookside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP
2 planning records
Estimated value
£449,000
- Since the 2018 sale (£310,000)+45%
- Against SY5 6AP's recent median (£186,250)+141%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
107 m²
1152 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 14
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£449,000
- Against its 2018 sale (£310,000)+45%
- Against SY5 6AP's recent median (£186,250)+141%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Brookside Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6AP. 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
107 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2017
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2018
Recent sales in SY5 6AP
4 sales, median £186,250 (2025–1995)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 2 applications | 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.
Brookside Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
17 May 2018Most recent
£310,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in SY5 6AP: £186,250 (2025–1995).
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for Brookside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Environmental risk flaggedIn 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 Brookside Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Brookside Cottage is a detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 107 m² (around 1152 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (May 2017) shows a G (score 14), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 107 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in May 2018. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Today's modelled estimate of £449,000 is 44.8% above the 2018 sale price.
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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.
Brookside Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
May 2017EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G14
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 29 May 2027
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Brookside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
2 applications on record at Brookside Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP
2decisions8documents
- Sept 2021ConditionsOutcome in report
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) and 6 (decorative finishes) on planning permission 20/04007/LBC
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/04263/DIS
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsNov 2021Decision
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Versus the street
Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Brookside Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
14 (G)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
107 m²
Street avg 175 m²
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 10.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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.
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 6AP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC GPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gas
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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 Brookside Cottage is modelled from its 107 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6AP. 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 Brookside 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 Brookside Cottage was lodged in May 2017 at band G and is valid until May 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to Brookside 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. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from SY5 6AP. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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