1 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
About 1 The Heighways
1 The Heighways is a four-bedroom detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AR). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1110 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 54). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 43.3% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£270/sq ft) was about 22.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in July 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
1 The Heighways'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Sept 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2012Loft ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey rear and front extensions and conversion of loft into additional living accommodation
Extension- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02549/FUL
- Aug 2006Loft ConversionFullIn report
Installation of dormer window in rear elevation to provide additional bedroom in roof space
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/06/1028/F
What's in 1 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Heighways has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£430,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 14 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
21 July 2011Most recent
£300,000
+7.1%over 6 years14 December 2004
£280,000
+143.5%over 7 years7 October 1997
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6AR: £285,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SY5 6AR
6 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
Sold Oct 2024
£434,3724 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
Sold Aug 2020
£284,7009 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
Sold May 2018
£285,0005 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
Sold Jul 2016
£265,0008 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR
Sold Dec 2015
£225,000
Versus other The Heighways homes
On epc rating, 1 The Heighways runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,909
Street avg £2,194
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
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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
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







