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Watergate Mansions, Apartment 7, St Marys Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1DW

3 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 01
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
86 m²
926 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band D
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 two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1DW). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2024) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in May 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on electricity. At 86 m² this is the 23rd 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.

At 86 m² the property is well over the postcode median (60 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £313,000 is 13.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 121.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in April 2015.

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

Everything you need to know about Watergate Mansions

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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2024from May 2015
EPC improved fromE47toD57
Hot Water
ImmersionImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system upgraded

Low Energy Lighting
18%80%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watergate Mansions, Apartment 7, 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.

Current estimate

£313,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 20 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2015)

£275,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 April 2015Most recent

    £275,000

    +153.5%over 16 years
  2. 8 September 1998

    £108,500

    +34.9%over 3 years
  3. 16 July 1995

    £80,430

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.

Watergate Mansions outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,198

Street avg £3,278

On par

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Strongly above

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