What type of property is 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR last sold for £265,000 in July 2016, around 10 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

The current EPC rating for 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR is F with a score of 36 out of 100, lodged in March 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (1,302 sq ft), around 30 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR heated?

The latest EPC at 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR has an active planning application for an application (ref. 25/01774/VAR), filed in May 2025 by Rev-A Associates, currently awaiting a decision. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR located?

5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR sits in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR?

Police records around 5 The Heighways, SY5 6AR show an average of 70 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

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5 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

121 m²

1302 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 36

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 5 The Heighways

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

5 The Heighways is a four-bedroom detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AR). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £426,000 sits 60.8% above the 2016 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£203/sq ft) was about 17.7% below the postcode norm. On the market in July 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

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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.

5 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 09 Mar 2026

Current Certificate

Mar 2016

EPC Rating

F36

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

9.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 March 2026

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.

1 application on record at 5 The Heighways, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AR

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May 2025
Conditions
Outcome in report
Variation of Condition 2 and 3 attached to Application Reference Number: 24/03223/FUL Date of Decision: 24/10/2024
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
25/01774/VAR
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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5 The Heighways valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£426,000

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Last sold (2016)

£265,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

21 July 2016Most recent
£265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6AR: £420,000 (2026–2018).

Nearby sales in SY5 6AR

On the street

Versus other The Heighways homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 The Heighways runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,190

Street avg £2,721

Strongly below

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 123 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.6 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

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Area

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Full Shrewsbury report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 6AR from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6AR

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

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