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The School House, Harley Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DF

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
253 m²
2723 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 18
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About The School House

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

The School House is a detached house in Cressage, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6DF). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2016) shows a G (score 18), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It hasn't traded since October 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (126 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2001–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 83.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £647,000 sits 65.9% above the 2003 sale of £390,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a conservatory and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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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.

The School House sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G18
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
26.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The School House, Harley Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.

  1. Apr 2006
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of a detached pitched roof garage

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    SA/06/0275/F
    View planning record
  2. Jan 2006
    OutbuildingFull
    In report

    Erection of a detached garage

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    SA/05/1716/F
    View planning record

What's in The School House, Harley Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DF's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The School House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£647,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 83.3% per year over 3 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2003)

£390,000

Growth on file: 83.3% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 October 2003Most recent

    £390,000

    +406.5%over 2 years
  2. 9 February 2001

    £77,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6DF: £174,000 (2021–2018).

On the street

Versus other Harley Road homes

Four headline reads against 20 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The School House is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£1,542

Street avg £2,073

Below

Floor Area

253 m²

Street avg 132 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

26.0 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The School House

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.

Closest school

0.3 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 6DF from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY5 6DF

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6DF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

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 The School House, Harley Road, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.