What type of property is 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS sell for?

8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS last sold for £260,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 8 sales on record going back to £50,000 in July 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS appreciated in value?

Across 8 sales between July 1997 and August 2022, 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS rose from £50,000 to £260,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

The current EPC rating for 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (893 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS located?

8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS sits in Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

Police records around 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS show an average of 70 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS?

The closest primary school to 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, SY5 8HS is Pontesbury CofE Primary School (2.4km), one of 3 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Mary Webb School and Science College (2.3km).

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8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS

8 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

83 m²

893 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 8 Halston Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

8 Halston Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a C (score 70). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 65.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2022

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 May 2032

5 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2022from Jul 2011

Low Energy Lighting

77%100%

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Halston Cottages has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

8 Halston Cottages has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£275,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£260,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

7 August 2022Most recent
£260,000
+36.9%over 5 years
29 June 2017
£189,950
+13.1%over 11 months
10 August 2016
£168,000
+11.0%over 10 years
3 March 2006
£151,360
+21.1%over 2 years
22 September 2003
£125,000
+73.6%over 2 years
19 April 2001
£72,000
+35.8%over 2 years
12 March 1999
£53,000
+6.0%over 1 year
30 July 1997
£50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8HS: £235,000 (2025–2011).

Nearby sales in SY5 8HS

On the street

Versus other Plealey Road homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 8 Halston Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

70 (C)

Street avg 65 (D)

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 90 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Shrewsbury report

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

2.3 km

Mary Webb School and Science College. 4 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 8HS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 8HS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.5dB

Low

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Common questions

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