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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
B
Score 81
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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Everything you need to know about The Alders

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

EPC Rating

A
B
B81
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Heat Pump
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

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

£266,000

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

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£260,000

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

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2022Most recent

    £260,000

    +33.3%over 4 years

  2. 2 October 2018

    £194,995

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

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
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about The Alders

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Cherry Arbor, Cressage

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1 Betton Abbots Cottage, Betton Abbots, Cross Houses

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1, Cronkhill, Cross Houses

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1 Grange Cottages, Atcham

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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.
Full Shrewsbury report

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

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 6LQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY5 6LQ

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
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 Alders, Holcroft Way, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.