The New Rectory, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HN
About The New Rectory
The New Rectory is a detached house in Worthen, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 9HN). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil.
Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £534,000 is 20% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 52.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: December 2022 at £445,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
The New Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
The New Rectory has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The New Rectory changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£534,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.5% per year over 1 year.
£445,000
Growth on file: 0.5% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
19 December 2022Most recent
£445,000
+0.8%over 1 year29 June 2021
£441,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 9HN: £440,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SY5 9HN
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
£10,000Rose Cottage, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HN
Sold Apr 2023
£520,000Corner Cottage, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HN
Sold Jun 2022
£440,0001 Worthen, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HN
Sold Jun 2021
£168,000
Versus the street
On habitable rooms, The New Rectory stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,871
Street avg £2,299
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.6 km
Long Mountain CofE Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.1dB







