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 £528,000 is 18.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£267/sq ft) was about 46.6% 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
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 December 2029
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Planning history
The New Rectory has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The New Rectory changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£528,000
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: £520,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SY5 9HN
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Sold May 2025
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Sold Apr 2023
£520,0001 Church Farm House, Worthen, Shrewsbury, SY5 9HN
Sold Feb 2023
£550,000Corner 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 £3,187
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
70/mo
Falling 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
A Local Area 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







