1 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
About 1 School Gardens
1 School Gardens is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 171 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On the market in January 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 14 years. Across 2002–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £472,000 is 21% above the 2013 sale price.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
1 School Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 30 January 2019
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Level 3 Building Survey
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Planning history
1 School Gardens has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 1 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
- Oct 2008ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of a single storey rear extension (retrospective)
Retrospective- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/08/1053/F
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationSept 2014Decision
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Sales history & valuation
1 School Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£472,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 10 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
11 January 2013Most recent
£390,000
+95.0%over 10 years1 August 2002
£200,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2AJ: £205,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in SY1 2AJ
Apartment 3, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Jun 2026
£215,000Apartment 2, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Aug 2024
£220,000Apartment 1, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Aug 2024
£205,0001 Rodney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Jul 2023
£200,0003 Rodney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Jun 2022
£180,000
Versus other School Gardens homes
1 School Gardens outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,281
Street avg £2,602
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
17.0 t/year
Street avg 11.6 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
0.1 km
Bus Station Timetable — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Shrewsbury College. 21 schools nearby.
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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
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







