What type of property is 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ last sold for £425,000 in January 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £215,000 in April 2014. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 2014 and January 2023, 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ rose from £215,000 to £425,000, a change of £210,000. That works out to roughly +8.1% per year compounded over 9 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

The current EPC rating for 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in October 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (1,216 sq ft), around 57 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 82% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY1 2BQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ heated?

The latest EPC at 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Where is 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ located?

25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ sits in Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

Police records around 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ show an average of 10 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (51% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

The closest primary school to 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ is Coleham Primary School (740m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shrewsbury College (622m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ?

The closest bus stop to 25a, Castle Street, SY1 2BQ is Bus Station Timetable, 146m away. The nearest rail option is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 270m away.

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25a, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BQ

3 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

113 m²

1216 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 25a

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

25a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1216 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 113 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2014–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£349/sq ft) was about 66% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2023 for £425,000.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingOff street

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Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25a, Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

25a 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.

25a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.1% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£425,000

Growth on file: 8.1% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

30 January 2023Most recent
£425,000
+16.4%over 1 year
31 May 2021
£365,000
+69.8%over 7 years
16 April 2014
£215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2BQ: £145,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in SY1 2BQ

On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Floor Area for 25a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

EPC Rating

59 (D)

Street avg 57 (D)

Above

Floor Area

113 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 3.8 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

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Comparables

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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.

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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. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY1 2BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 2BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

44.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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