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Flat 4, 26 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BQ

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 02
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
63 m²
678 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 38
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 4

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

Flat 4 is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 63 m² (around 678 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 63 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (63–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (38 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold September 2022 for £160,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Flat 4 sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
8.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 4, 26 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 4 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£167,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£160,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 September 2022Most recent

    £160,000

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

On the street

Versus other Castle Street homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for Flat 4 lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,540

Street avg £6,049

Strongly above

Floor Area

63 m²

Street avg 61 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

8.1 t/year

Street avg 3.1 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Flat 4

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£166k

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Apartment 2, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates

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£170k

Apartment 2, 5 School Gardens

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£171k

13a, Flat 1, Castle Foregate

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£172k

13a, Flat 3, Castle Gates

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Flat
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.
Full Shrewsbury report

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.

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 2BQ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY1 2BQ

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flat 4, 26 Castle Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BQ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.