6 Beeches Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 1TZ

6 Beeches Lane is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 1TZ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–107 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (March 2023) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2015); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £196,000 sits 326.1% above the 1999 sale of £46,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£119/sq ft) was about 32.5% below the postcode norm. At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (66 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs).