Apartment 3, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AJ

Apartment 3 is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. At 52 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (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 September 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor 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 87). Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 23 years, with the last transfer in May 2003. At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (87 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£263/sq ft) was about 33.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.