4 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
About 4 Rural Cottages
4 Rural Cottages is a semi-detached house in Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 7PD). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2009) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
4 Rural Cottages's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jul 2010DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side of property
Erection of a part single / part two storey side extension following demolition of existing single storey extension and outbuildings (amended description)
- Agent
- Hughes and Abbott Chartered Architect
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/02361/FUL
What's in 4 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
4 Rural Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£260,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 7PD: £195,000 (2017–2010).
Nearby sales in SY5 7PD
8 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
Sold Nov 2017
£195,0002 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
Sold Jun 2017
£225,0006 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
Sold Jun 2014
£205,0007 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
Sold May 2014
£194,0001 Rural Cottages, Acton Burnell, Shrewsbury, SY5 7PD
Sold Sept 2007
£240,000
Versus other Rural Cottages homes
Floor Area for 4 Rural Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
55 (D)
Street avg 53 (E)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 84 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







