Watergate Mansions, Apartment 6, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW

Watergate Mansions is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Watergate Mansions (28–121 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 25 units on file. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (September 2009); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity.

At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (63 m² across 24 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2001–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £122,000 is 16.2% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£348/sq ft) was about 179% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in May 2017, so it's been off the market for around 9 years.