Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
6 Halston Cottages is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
At 126 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 is 12.1% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 71.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2024 for £390,000.
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 August 2027
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Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 6 Halston Cottages.
3 applications on record at 6 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Erection of a conservatory to rear and attached garage/workshop to side following removal of existing detached garage
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Latest sale on 6 Halston Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 19 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 19 years.
12 January 2024Most recent
£390,000
+34.5%over 5 years2 February 2018
£290,000
+56.8%over 12 years9 June 2005
£185,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8HS: £189,950 (2025–2016).
9 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Sold Jul 2025
8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Sold Aug 2022
5 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Sold Feb 2010
4 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Sold Jan 2008
11 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS
Sold Jul 2001
On floor area, 6 Halston Cottages stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 81 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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Crime
70/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
2.3 km
Mary Webb School and Science College. 4 schools nearby.
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