Haycock House, Apartment 25, The Chestnuts, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6JG

Haycock House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6JG). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 55 m² this is the 9th smallest of 23 units on EPC record in Haycock House, where floor areas span 33–66 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (52 versus a best of 75). The latest certificate (October 2025) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in June 2017 and unlisted since — roughly 9 years. Today's modelled estimate of £138,000 is 21.1% above the 2017 sale price.