78 Benbow Quay, Shrewsbury, SY1 2DL

78 Benbow Quay is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2DL). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 90 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–128 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 90 units on file.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £135,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£279/sq ft) was about 25.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 45 m² it's 22.4% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (58 m² median across 89 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.