Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Japonica Cottages is a semi-detached house in Condover, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 7AG). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in November 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2006–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £301,000 is 15.8% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £260,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 February 2032
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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2 applications on record at 2 Japonica Cottages, Condover, Shrewsbury, SY5 7AG
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and front extension incorporating 3 rooflights following demolition of existing store, relocation of dormer to bedroom two and alterations to existing vehicular access (amended description)
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2 Japonica Cottages's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
£301,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.6% per year over 16 years.
£260,000
Growth on file: 0.6% per year over 16 years.
19 October 2022Most recent
£260,000
+9.9%over 16 years31 July 2006
£236,500
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.3 km
Condover CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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