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Watergate Mansions, Apartment 26, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW

Notable views4 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 4th
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
59 m²
635 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 64
Council tax
Band C
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 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band C. At 59 m² this is the 11th smallest of 25 units on EPC record in Watergate Mansions, where floor areas span 28–121 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 211.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £252,000 in February 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • ParkingAllocated
  • BalconyYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D64
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watergate Mansions, Apartment 26, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Watergate Mansions 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.

Watergate Mansions has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£271,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 27 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£252,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 February 2022Most recent

    £252,000

    +27.9%over 15 years
  2. 8 March 2006

    £197,000

    +79.1%over 5 years
  3. 1 December 2000

    £110,000

    +66.7%over 5 years
  4. 25 May 1995

    £66,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 1DW: £225,000 (2024–2020).

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.

CO₂ Emissions for Watergate Mansions lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,271

Street avg £3,234

Strongly above

Floor Area

59 m²

Street avg 62 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.4 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Strongly below
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
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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 26, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.