5 Raby Cottages, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BX
About 5 Raby Cottages
5 Raby Cottages is a semi-detached house in Cressage, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6BX). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2025) returns an A (score 95), 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, main heating went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
5 Raby Cottages's carbon output is low for the local stock.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
5 Raby Cottages has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
5 Raby Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£225,000
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
EPC Rating for 5 Raby Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
95 (A)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 86 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.3 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
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.
Closest school
0.2 km
Christ Church Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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
48.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







