Basement Flat, 2 Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
About Basement Flat
Basement Flat is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1JN). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in January 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good and main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Main heating runs on electricity.
Across 2012–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 42.8% below the 2021 sale of £825,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,144/sq ft) was about 291.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 67 m² it's 24.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (89 m² median across 19 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 84% of similar EPCs). Sold June 2021 for £825,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 20 April 2031
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Basement Flat has no planning applications on record.
A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 9 years.
£825,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
22 June 2021Most recent
£825,000
+40.5%over 8 years1 October 2012
£587,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 1JN: £445,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 1JN
Flat 3, 4 Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
Sold Nov 2025
£445,000Flat 6, 4 Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
Sold Oct 2025
£275,000Flat 5, 4 Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
Sold Feb 2025
£580,000Flat 4, 4 Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
Sold Jul 2024
£280,000Wheelers Gate, Quarry Place, Shrewsbury, SY1 1JN
Sold Aug 2023
£780,000
Versus other Quarry Place homes
Price per m² for Basement Flat runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£12,313
Street avg £4,087
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 90 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
211/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Bus Station Timetable — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Shrewsbury College. 19 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB







