Firbanks, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY
About Firbanks
Firbanks is a detached house in Cressage, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6BY). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in May 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £369,000 sits 225.1% above the 1999 sale of £113,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. At 82 m² it sits well below the postcode median (206 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
Firbanks'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 May 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Nov 2013RenovationFullIn report
Installation of closed board wooden fencing along southern boundary
- Agent
- Western Power Distribution
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/03952/FUL
- Jul 2013RenovationFullIn report
Installation of closed board wooden fencing along southern boundary
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/01991/FUL
What's in Firbanks, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Firbanks was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£369,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£113,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 1999Most recent
£113,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6BY: £183,000 (2019–2013).
Nearby sales in SY5 6BY
Littlecote, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY
Sold Feb 2019
£178,0001 Eagle Mews, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY
Sold Oct 2017
£184,000The Beeches, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY
Sold Nov 2016
£325,0002 Eagle Mews, Sheinton Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6BY
Sold May 2016
£183,000
Versus other Sheinton Road homes
Years Held for Firbanks runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,384
Street avg £1,472
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 15.1 t/year
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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
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







