8 Belmont, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TE

8 Belmont is a six-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1TE). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. At 45 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (45–468 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump.

12 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused, 4 pending. Past consents include solar panel installation, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for an annexe is awaiting a decision. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (142 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£2,839/sq ft) was about 1123.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2025 for £1,375,000.