What type of property is Old Post Office, SY5 6AX?

Old Post Office, SY5 6AX is a semi-detached house.

What did Old Post Office, SY5 6AX sell for?

Old Post Office, SY5 6AX last sold for £377,500 in March 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £86,500 in September 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Old Post Office, SY5 6AX?

Across 3 sales between September 1995 and March 2021, Old Post Office, SY5 6AX rose from £86,500 to £377,500, a change of £291,000. That works out to roughly +5.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does Old Post Office, SY5 6AX have?

The current EPC rating for Old Post Office, SY5 6AX is F with a score of 38 out of 100, lodged in September 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Old Post Office, SY5 6AX?

Old Post Office, SY5 6AX has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (1,324 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

How is Old Post Office, SY5 6AX heated?

The latest EPC at Old Post Office, SY5 6AX records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Old Post Office, SY5 6AX?

Old Post Office, SY5 6AX is in council tax band D.

Where is Old Post Office, SY5 6AX located?

Old Post Office, SY5 6AX sits in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Old Post Office, SY5 6AX?

Police records around Old Post Office, SY5 6AX 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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Old Post Office, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AX

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

123 m²

1324 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 38

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About Old Post Office

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

Old Post Office is a semi-detached house in Cound, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6AX). It has a recorded floor area of 123 m² (around 1324 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 68), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 25.8% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £377,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Old Post Office'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 11 Sept 2025

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Sept 2015

EPC Rating

F38

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

9.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 11 September 2025

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)No mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Old Post Office, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Old Post Office has no planning applications on record.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Old Post Office has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£475,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£377,500

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

18 March 2021Most recent
£377,500
+25.8%over 10 years
10 December 2010
£300,000
+246.8%over 15 years
7 September 1995
£86,500

Median price across the last 1 sales in SY5 6AX: £600,000 (2002–2002).

Nearby sales in SY5 6AX

Upper Cound House, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AX
Sold Apr 2002
£600,000

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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

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 6AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

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