Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Rodney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
About 3 Rodney House
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Rodney House is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 66 m² (around 710 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 28.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 66 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 15 EPCs). Sold June 2022 for £180,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 November 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Nov 2024from Sept 2013
Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsFull
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Low Energy Lighting
0%89%
More low energy lighting installed
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Victorian-era2nd Floor MaisonetteEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Rodney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Rodney House has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£167,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 8 years.
Last sold (2022)
£180,000
Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2022Most recent
£180,000
+22.9%over 8 years19 February 2014
£146,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2AJ: £215,000 (2026–2021).
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
£200,000Kennedy House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Dec 2021
£800,000
Versus other School Gardens homes
Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Rodney House is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £2,553
Floor Area
66 m²
Street avg 80 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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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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Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY1 2AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB
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