Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Dingle Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Hanwood, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8LU). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.
Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £216,000 is 41.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 97% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £152,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 August 2030
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Switched from oil to mains gas, reducing emissions and costs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
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Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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3 Dingle 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.
3 Dingle Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1995.
£216,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.8% per year over 26 years.
£152,500
Growth on file: 3.8% per year over 26 years.
25 August 2021Most recent
£152,500
+13.0%over 9 years14 September 2011
£135,000
+3.1%over 2 years5 November 2008
£131,000
-6.4%31 October 2008
£140,000
+12.0%over 4 years26 March 2004
£125,000
+119.3%over 8 years25 July 1995
£57,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8LU: £190,000 (2024–2000).
On floor area, 3 Dingle Cottages runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,883
Street avg £2,053
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 5.4 t/year
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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.
Nearest stop
2.8 km
Wenlock Edge House — bus stop.
Closest school
1.4 km
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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