Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
EPC A
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
A
Score 97
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Raby Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Raby Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cressage, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (April 2025) returns an A (score 97), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in September 2010 the rating was C, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good, lighting went from Poor to Very Good and main heating went from Average to Very Good. Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
1 Raby Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Apr 2025
EPC Rating
A
A97
B
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
0.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 April 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jul 2022from Sept 2010
EPC improved fromC70toD62
Low Energy Lighting
10%63%
More low energy lighting installed
Apr 2025from Jul 2022
EPC improved fromD62toA97
Heating System
Gas BoilerHeat Pump
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Main Fuel
OilElectric
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating Controls
FullProg + TRVs
Heating controls changed
Roof
GoodVery Good
Roof insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
63%89%
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC APre-1919 buildNo mains gasSolid (non-cavity) walls
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Raby Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Raby Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6BX: £190,000 (2020–2008).
Nearby sales in SY5 6BX
3 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
Sold Jun 2020
£217,5007 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
Sold Dec 2016
£195,0008 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
Sold Jul 2008
£147,00010 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
Sold Mar 2007
£156,0004 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
Sold Mar 2000
£60,000
Versus the street
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Raby Cottages outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
97 (A)
Street avg 69 (D)
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 85 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.2 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 6BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
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