What kind of home is Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP is a detached house.

When did Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP last change hands?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP last sold for £275,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Before that, it sold for £285,000 in March 2015, so prices have been flat over 10 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2015 and May 2025, Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP fell from £285,000 to £275,000, a change of £10,000. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP?

The current EPC rating for Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP is F with a score of 27 out of 100, lodged in February 2025. It has improved from a G recorded in September 2014. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (1,819 sq ft). That makes it about 58% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 6AP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP use?

The latest EPC at Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP records lpg as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP have?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP has listed-building consent activity on record, most recently in June 2015 (ref. 15/01555/LBC). Across all filings there are 1 approved and 0 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP is in council tax band D.

Which area is Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP in?

Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP sits in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

What is crime like near Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP?

Police records around Mill Cottage, SY5 6AP show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 71% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

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Mill Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

169 m²

1819 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 27

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Mill Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Mill Cottage is a detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AP). It has a recorded floor area of 169 m² (around 1819 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2014 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.

At 169 m² the property is well over the postcode median (107 m² across 3 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £275,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £368,000 is 33.8% above the 2025 sale price.

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Mill Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Feb 2025

EPC Rating

F27

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

8.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Feb 2025from Sept 2014

EPC improved fromG19toF27

Main Fuel

OilLPG

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water

Main (No Stat)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Windows

SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls

Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof

Very PoorPoor

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

29%70%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Mill Cottage, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Mill Cottage has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

Jun 2015
RenovationHeritage
In report
Renovation works to Listed Building to include removal of partition walling; repair/replace windows; installation of new/replacement facilitites; works to staircase; installation of replacement fireplaces; re-plastering; insertion of partition walling; repair/replace damaged roof tiles and render; re-painting
Listed
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
15/01555/LBC
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Mill Cottage's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£368,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.4% per year over 10 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£275,000

Growth on file: -0.4% per year over 10 years.

Sales timeline

22 May 2025Most recent
£275,000
-3.5%over 10 years
16 March 2015
£285,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in SY5 6AP: £97,500 (2018–1995).

Nearby sales in SY5 6AP

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating

27 (F)

Street avg 38 (F)

Below

Floor Area

169 m²

Street avg 154 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 12.1 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Shrewsbury report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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Noise

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

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6AP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

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