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

Apartment 2 is an end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 71 m² this is the 3rd 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 74). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since June 2012. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very 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 85). Main heating runs on electricity.

Across 2003–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £165,000 is 25% below the 2024 sale of £220,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£288/sq ft) was about 46.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 71 m² it's 18.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 15 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2024 at £220,000.