What kind of home is Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is a 1-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH last sold for £99,500 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £88,000 in December 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between December 2005 and May 2022, Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH rose from £88,000 to £99,500, a change of £11,500. That works out to roughly +0.8% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

The current EPC rating for Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in November 2017. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (388 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 40% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY1 2EH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH use?

The latest EPC at Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH have?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in January 2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH in?

Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH sits in Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY1 postcode district.

Is Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH in a safe area?

Police records around Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH 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.

What schools are near Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

The closest primary school to Apartment 2, 50 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.

What transport links are near Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH?

The closest rail stop to Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, SY1 2EH is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 254m away. The nearest bus option is Bus Station Timetable, 473m away.

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Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Bedroom

Bathroom

Floor area

36 m²

388 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About Apartment 2

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

Apartment 2 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band A. At 36 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (36–73 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (73 versus a best of 86). The latest certificate (November 2017) shows a C (score 73).

At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 0.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £117,000 is 17.6% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£257/sq ft) was about 52.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £99,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.

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

Bedrooms1
Bathrooms1

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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.

Apartment 2's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

1.4 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jan 2020
Full
In report
Remove 4 no. false chimneys with associated roof works
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
19/05084/FUL
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What's in Apartment 2, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Apartment 2's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£117,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 0.8% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£99,500

Growth on file: 0.8% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

5 May 2022Most recent
£99,500
+13.1%over 16 years
16 December 2005
£88,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2EH: £117,500 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in SY1 2EH

On the street

Versus other Castle Foregate homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Apartment 2 is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,764

Street avg £2,369

Above

Floor Area

36 m²

Street avg 55 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

1.4 t/year

Street avg 2.3 t/year

On par

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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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Flat1 bed1 bath

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Apartment 3, 2 School Gardens, Castle Gates

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Flat2 bed1 bath

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13a, Flat 2, Castle Street

SY1 2BB

Flat

£145k

Apartment 1, 50 Castle Foregate

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Flat

£146k

13a, Flat 1, Castle Gates

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Flat

£147k

Apartment 3, 5 School Gardens

SY1 2EF

Flat

£149k

13a, Flat 1, Castle Street

SY1 2BB

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

0.3 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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60 dB

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70 dB

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80 dB

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