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Watergate Mansions, Apartment 5, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW

Listed building3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
29 m²
312 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About Watergate Mansions

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

Watergate Mansions is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 29 m² (around 312 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 29 m² this is the 3rd 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. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Main heating runs on electricity.

One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 29 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 208.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £124,995.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Open-plan layoutYes

Building

  • Listed buildingYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watergate Mansions, Apartment 5, 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. Jan 2008
    RenovationHeritage
    In report

    Internal alterations in association with the erection of stud partition between bedroom/sitting room and removal of stud partition between kitchen/sitting room affecting a Grade II Listed building

    Listed
    Documents
    6 docs on file
    Reference
    SA/07/1691/LB
    View planning record

What's in Watergate Mansions, Apartment 5, 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

£136,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 29 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£124,995

Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 February 2024Most recent

    £124,995

    +38.9%over 16 years
  2. 1 April 2007

    £90,000

    +190.3%over 11 years
  3. 25 June 1995

    £31,000

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

Years Held for Watergate Mansions lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,310

Street avg £3,232

Strongly above

Floor Area

29 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly above
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

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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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Watergate Mansions, Apartment 5, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.