10 Benbow Quay, Shrewsbury, SY1 2DL
About 10 Benbow Quay
10 Benbow Quay is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2015. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 111 m² the property is well over the postcode median (58 m² across 89 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2006–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £275,000 is 22.2% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£188/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in November 2015, so it's been off the market for around 11 years.
Energy performance
10 Benbow Quay sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 21 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
External or internal wall insulation added
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
10 Benbow Quay has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
10 Benbow Quay saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£275,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.7% per year over 10 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 0.7% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
13 November 2015Most recent
£225,000
23 August 2007
£225,000
+7.2%over 1 year30 March 2006
£209,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2DL: £145,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in SY1 2DL
Versus other Benbow Quay homes
10 Benbow Quay is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,027
Street avg £1,928
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 79 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
211/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Greenfields Primary School. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB







