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

Notable views3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
87 m²
936 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 9 Halston Cottages

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

9 Halston Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8HS). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (September 2023) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2011); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 105), a 4-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 sits 50.3% above the 2016 sale of £165,000. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • DrivewayYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Halston Cottages

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

9 Halston Cottages sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 9 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

9 Halston Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 9 Halston Cottages

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Sale price has at least doubled since 1998.

Current estimate

£248,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2016)

£165,000

Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 17 July 2016Most recent

    £165,000

    +6.5%over 5 years

  2. 3 April 2011

    £155,000

    +171.9%over 13 years

  3. 30 March 1998

    £57,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8HS: £260,000 (2024–2016).

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.

EPC Rating for 9 Halston Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

54 (E)

Street avg 68 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

87 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.4 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 9 Halston Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£267k

1 Atherton Rise, Hanwood

SY5 8BS

3 bed2 bath
£327k

1 Caradoc View, Hanwood

SY5 8NB

3 bed1 bath
£371k

1 Beech Close, Hanwood

SY5 8RA

3 bed2 bath
£251k

1 Dingle Cottages, Mill Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LU

2 bed1 bath
£185k

1 Bank View, Longden

SY5 8HD

2 bed1 bath
£342k

1 Harolds Bank, Church Pulverbatch, Pulverbatch

SY5 8BY

2 bed2 bath
£377k

1 Birch Drive, Hanwood

SY5 8RG

4 bed2 bath
£459k

1 Bridge Lane, Hanwood

SY5 8LX

4 bed2 bath
Area

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.
Full Shrewsbury report

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

2.3 km

Mary Webb School and Science College. 4 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for SY5 8HS

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 9 Halston Cottages, Plealey Road, Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.