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Rowton Castle, Castlefields House, Rowton, Halfway House, Shrewsbury, SY5 9EP

Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
217 m²
2340 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Rowton Castle

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

Rowton Castle is a detached house in Halfway House, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 9EP). It has a recorded floor area of 217 m² (around 2340 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2011) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2011, a hold of 15 years that's notably long for the area. At 217 m² the property is well over the postcode median (92 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 sits 62.6% above the 2011 sale of £340,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£145/sq ft) was about 30.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

Rowton Castle's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Rowton Castle, Castlefields House, Rowton, Halfway House, Shrewsbury, SY5 9EP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Rowton Castle has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

£553,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£340,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 March 2011Most recent

    £340,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in SY5 9EP: £240,000 (2007–2001).

On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for Rowton Castle runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

40 (E)

Street avg 51 (E)

Below

Floor Area

217 m²

Street avg 110 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

14.0 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Rowton Castle

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

£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.
£495k

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SY5 9AR

£444k

1 Coedlan, Coedway

SY5 9AR

4 bed2 bath
£438k

1 Hafren View, Crew Green

SY5 9GR

£411k

1 Brockton Meadow, Brockton, Worthen

SY5 9QN

5 bed2 bath
£410k

1 Barnyard Close, Westbury

SY5 9DF

4 bed
£407k

1 Ash Meadow, Westbury

SY5 9QJ

4 bed
£368k

1 Broadway Cottages, Ford Heath

SY5 9NW

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.

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 9EP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY5 9EP

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 9EP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

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 Rowton Castle, Castlefields House, Rowton, Halfway House, Shrewsbury, SY5 9EP. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.