Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
4 Bank Cottages, The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Estimated value
£212,000
- Since the 1996 sale (£42,500)+399%
- Against SY5 7JJ's recent median (£200,000)+6%
Newest record on this page: March 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
76 m²
818 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 45
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£212,000
- Against its 1996 sale (£42,500)+399%
- Against SY5 7JJ's recent median (£200,000)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Bank Cottages is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 7JJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
76 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2026
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in SY5 7JJ
5 sales, median £200,000 (2022–2012)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2022 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
4 Bank Cottages's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
Sales timeline
27 June 1996Most recent
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 7JJ: £200,000 (2022–2012).
Nearby sales in SY5 7JJ
6 The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Sold Sept 2022
£280,000Ponderosa, The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Sold Sept 2019
£195,0002 The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Sold Jun 2017
£240,0002 Bank Cottages, The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Sold Aug 2012
£145,0001 The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ
Sold Jul 2012
£200,000
What this page doesn't show
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- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 4 Bank Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
4 Bank Cottages is a semi-detached house in Dorrington, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 7JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (March 2026) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
It hasn't traded since June 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £212,000 sits 398.8% above the 1996 sale of £42,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£52/sq ft) was about 66.2% below the postcode norm. At 76 m² it's 24% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Mar 2026EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E45
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 March 2036
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 4 Bank Cottages, The Bank, Dorrington, Shrewsbury, SY5 7JJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
4 Bank Cottages has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Versus other The Bank homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 4 Bank Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£559
Street avg £1,958
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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.
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
0.2 km
St Edward's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Edward's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary196m
- Longnor CofE Primary SchoolPrimary2.8km
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences449 reports49%
- Anti-social Behaviour125 reports14%
- Other Theft73 reports8%
- Criminal Damage & Arson70 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 7JJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.0dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey
Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 4 Bank Cottages is modelled from its 76 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 7JJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 4 Bank Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 4 Bank Cottages was lodged in March 2026 at band E and is valid until March 2036. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 4 Bank Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 2 schools and 0 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SY5 7JJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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