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Old Post Office, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AX

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
7
From EPC
Floor area
123 m²
1324 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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 £467,000 is 23.7% 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Sept 2025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

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£467,000

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

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£377,500

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

Sales timeline

  1. 18 March 2021Most recent

    £377,500

    +25.8%over 10 years
  2. 10 December 2010

    £300,000

    +246.8%over 15 years
  3. 7 September 1995

    £86,500

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

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Old Post Office

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

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.

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 road noise heatmap for SY5 6AX

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Old Post Office, Cound, Shrewsbury, SY5 6AX. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.