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1 planning record
About Yew Tree Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Yew Tree Cottage is a detached house in Chelmarsh, Bridgnorth, Bridgnorth (WV16 6BG). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1001 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1950-1966. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 26), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg.
At 93 m² it sits well below the postcode median (164 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £551,000 is 28.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£427/sq ft) was about 77.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2021 at £427,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Yew Tree Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F26
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Yew Tree Cottage, The Common, Chelmarsh, Bridgnorth, WV16 6BG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2023ConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions 4a and 4b (Photographic evidence of tree protection measures outlined in the previous report) associated with planning application number 21/02373/FUL
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£551,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£427,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Common homes
Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, Yew Tree Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
26 (F)
Street avg 31 (F)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 166 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 10.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around WV16 6BG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
41.7dB
Everything within walking distance
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