Watergate Mansions, Apartment 5, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
About Watergate Mansions
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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Watergate Mansions has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Jan 2008RenovationHeritageIn 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
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.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Watergate Mansions has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£136,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.0% per year over 29 years.
£124,995
Growth on file: 5.0% per year over 29 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2024Most recent
£124,995
+38.9%over 16 years1 April 2007
£90,000
+190.3%over 11 years25 June 1995
£31,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 1DW: £252,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SY1 1DW
Watergate Mansions, Apartment 22, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
Sold Apr 2024
£290,000Watergate Mansions, Apartment 23, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
Sold Dec 2022
£283,000Watergate Mansions, Apartment 14, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
Sold Sept 2022
£225,000Watergate Mansions, Apartment 26, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
Sold Feb 2022
£252,000Watergate Mansions, Apartment 25, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW
Sold Dec 2020
£187,000
Versus other St Marys Place homes
Years Held for Watergate Mansions lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,310
Street avg £3,232
Floor Area
29 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.6dB







