Half Acre Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP
About Half Acre Cottage
Half Acre Cottage is a detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 882 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (169 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
Energy performance
Half Acre Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 13 September 2020
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Planning history
Half Acre 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.
Sales history & valuation
Half Acre Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£339,000
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 6AP: £275,000 (2025–1995).
Versus the street
On epc rating, Half Acre Cottage stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 30 (F)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 183 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 12.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







