What kind of home is The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ?

The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ is a semi-detached house.

What did The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ sell for?

The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ last sold for £260,000 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £194,995 in October 2018, so prices have been rising over 4 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ?

Across 2 sales between October 2018 and October 2022, The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ rose from £194,995 to £260,000, a change of £65,005. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ have?

The current EPC rating for The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ is B with a score of 81 out of 100, lodged in April 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ?

The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (710 sq ft). Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ use?

The latest EPC at The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ records electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ in?

The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ sits in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ?

Police records around The Alders, Holcroft Way, SY5 6LQ show an average of 70 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

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The Alders, Holcroft Way, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LQ

EPC B

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor area

66 m²

710 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 81

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About The Alders

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

The Alders is a semi-detached house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6LQ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2018) returns a B (score 81), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 97). Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.

Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£366/sq ft) was about 90.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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 Alders's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate

Apr 2018

EPC Rating

B81

Main Heating

Heat Pump

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 29 April 2028

1 year remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Alders, Holcroft Way, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Alders has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£281,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£260,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

20 October 2022Most recent
£260,000
+33.3%over 4 years
2 October 2018
£194,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LQ: £194,995 (2020–2018).

Nearby sales in SY5 6LQ

On the street

Versus other Holcroft Way homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², The Alders stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,939

Street avg £2,377

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 10 years

Strongly below

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Area

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Crime

70/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6LQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

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