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Apartment 1, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
66 m²
710 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 78
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Apartment 1

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Apartment 1 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 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 66 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 52–91 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (January 2017) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in October 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £184,000 is 10.2% below the 2024 sale of £205,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£289/sq ft) was about 53.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £205,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. At 66 m² it's 24.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 15 EPCs).

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Apartment 1's carbon output is low for the local stock.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C78
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2017from Oct 2012
EPC improved fromD62toC78
Heating System
Gas BoilerRoom Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
GasElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
Prog + TRVsProg + Stat

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Main SystemImmersion

Hot water system changed

Windows
SingleFull Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

Walls
AverageVery Good

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 1, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Apartment 1 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Current estimate

£184,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 21 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£205,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 August 2024Most recent

    £205,000

    +17.1%over 6 years
  2. 25 March 2018

    £175,000

    +25.0%over 10 years
  3. 7 November 2007

    £140,000

    +14.5%over 3 years
  4. 18 December 2003

    £122,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2AJ: £200,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other School Gardens homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 1 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,106

Street avg £2,365

Strongly above

Floor Area

66 m²

Street avg 80 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

1.5 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Apartment 1

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for SY1 2AJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 2AJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Apartment 1, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.