1 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
About 1 Fernbrook
1 Fernbrook is a semi-detached house in Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 7HY). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 93), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It hasn't traded since September 2000, a hold of 26 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1996–2000, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £240,000 sits 228.8% above the 2000 sale of £73,000. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (71 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Fernbrook has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Fernbrook's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£240,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 4 years.
£73,000
Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
25 September 2000Most recent
£73,000
+40.4%over 4 years15 July 1996
£52,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 7HY: £180,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in SY5 7HY
17 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
Sold Jul 2021
£225,00012 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
Sold Dec 2020
£195,0002 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
Sold Oct 2019
£180,0009 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
Sold May 2014
£173,0004 Fernbrook, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7HY
Sold Oct 2010
£155,000
Versus other Fernbrook homes
EPC Rating for 1 Fernbrook lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,028
Street avg £2,185
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 72 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.1dB







