Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
9 Church Close is a semi-detached house in Cruckton, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8PP). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (September 2024) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 94). Main heating runs on electricity.
Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs).
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 September 2034
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Cavity wall insulation installed
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
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Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
9 Church Close 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.
9 Church Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£248,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 8PP: £243,000 (2022–2016).
Church House, Church Close, Cruckton, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PP
Sold Sept 2022
5 Church Close, Cruckton, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PP
Sold Apr 2018
12 Church Close, Cruckton, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PP
Sold May 2017
11 Church Close, Cruckton, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PP
Sold Mar 2017
16 Church Close, Cruckton, Shrewsbury, SY5 8PP
Sold Jun 2014
9 Church Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
101 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
Closest school
0.9 km
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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