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Watergate Mansions, Apartment 10, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW

4 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
121 m²
1302 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 75
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Watergate Mansions

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

Watergate Mansions is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1302 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. At 121 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Watergate Mansions (28–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since March 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 121 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2012. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. 10 years since the last transfer (December 2015). Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £430,000 is 13.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£292/sq ft) was about 120.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
Before you decide

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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.

Watergate Mansions's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 26 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C75
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2014from Mar 2012
Heating System
Storage HeatersRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Heating Controls
ManualProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Very PoorAverage

Hot water efficiency improved

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watergate Mansions, Apartment 10, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Watergate Mansions has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

  1. Aug 2012
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Internal alterations affecting a Grade II Listed Building

    Listed
    Documents
    9 docs on file
    Reference
    12/02880/LBC
    View planning record

What's in Watergate Mansions, Apartment 10, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for Watergate Mansions has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£430,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£380,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 December 2015Most recent

    £380,000

    +111.1%over 3 years
  2. 5 June 2012

    £180,000

    +309.1%over 11 years
  3. 1 November 2000

    £44,000

    -45.7%over 5 years
  4. 24 September 1995

    £81,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 1DW: £252,000 (2024–2022).

On the street

Versus other St Marys Place homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On floor area, Watergate Mansions stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,140

Street avg £3,281

On par

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 60 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Watergate Mansions

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
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.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

10/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Bus Station Timetable — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Shrewsbury College. 20 schools nearby.

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 SY1 1DW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY1 1DW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 1DW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.6dB

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 Watergate Mansions, Apartment 10, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.