3 Rodney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
About 3 Rodney House
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 34.7% 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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
3 Rodney House has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£178,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 8 years.
£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: £205,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in SY1 2AJ
Apartment 1, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Aug 2024
£205,000Apartment 2, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Aug 2024
£220,0001 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
£800,0003 Sydney House, School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ
Sold Sept 2021
£140,000
Versus other School Gardens homes
3 Rodney House is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£2,727
Street avg £2,407
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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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
10/mo
Rising 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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.9dB







