Watergate Mansions, Apartment 8, 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 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 73 m² this is the 19th 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, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (79 versus a worst of 50). Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. The latest certificate (January 2021) shows a C (score 79), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since March 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 73 m² it's 21.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (60 m² median across 24 EPCs). Across 1995–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £198,000 is 27.7% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£197/sq ft) was about 46.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.