What type of property is 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH sell for?

44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH last sold for £180,000 in March 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 8 sales on record going back to £26,500 in January 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH changed over time?

Across 8 sales between January 1998 and March 2023, 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH rose from £26,500 to £180,000, a change of £153,500. That works out to roughly +7.9% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH have?

The current EPC rating for 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is E with a score of 50 out of 100, lodged in April 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (764 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 20% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY1 2EH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH heated?

The latest EPC at 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH located?

44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH sits in Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

Police records around 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH show an average of 211 reported crimes per month over the last 18 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 39% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

The closest primary school to 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is Greenfields Primary School (772m), one of 15 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shrewsbury College (932m), with 5 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

The closest rail stop to 44 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 254m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station Timetable, 473m away.

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44 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH

8 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

71 m²

764 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 50

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 44 Castle Foregate

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

44 Castle Foregate is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

At 71 m² it's 20.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (59 m² median across 19 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 79% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 25.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2023 at £180,000.

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
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

RefurbishedYes

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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.

Current Certificate

Apr 2021

EPC Rating

E50

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 25 April 2031

4 years remaining

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 44 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

44 Castle Foregate 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

44 Castle Foregate has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£195,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.9% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£180,000

Growth on file: 7.9% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

24 March 2023Most recent
£180,000
+29.5%over 1 year
5 August 2021
£139,000
+15.6%over 14 years
31 October 2006
£120,250
+41.5%over 3 years
28 March 2003
£85,000
+19.7%over 7 months
29 August 2002
£71,000
+56.0%over 2 years
23 August 2000
£45,500
+8.3%over 1 year
19 February 1999
£42,000
+58.5%over 1 year
26 January 1998
£26,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2EH: £127,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SY1 2EH

On the street

Versus other Castle Foregate homes

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

44 Castle Foregate outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,535

Street avg £1,496

Strongly above

Floor Area

71 m²

Street avg 79 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Corporation Lane

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Shrewsbury report

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

0.8 km

Greenfields Primary School. 20 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 2EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low

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Common questions

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