Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Apartment 4, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
3 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£122,000
- Since the 2024 sale (£115,000)+6%
- Against SY1 2EH's recent median (£127,500)-4%
Newest record on this page: August 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Floor 00
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
36 m²
388 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 77
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£122,000
- Against its 2024 sale (£115,000)+6%
- Against SY1 2EH's recent median (£127,500)-4%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Apartment 4 is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SY1 2EH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
36 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2024
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2024
Recent sales in SY1 2EH
5 sales, median £127,500 (2025–2024)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: August 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Apartment 4's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.
Sales timeline
23 February 2024Most recent
£115,000
+23.7%over 2 years30 March 2021
£93,000
-17.7%over 13 years17 October 2007
£113,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2EH: £127,500 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in SY1 2EH
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Sold Aug 2025
£107,500Apartment 7, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
Sold Jul 2025
£127,500Apartment 1, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
Sold Mar 2025
£155,00045 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
Sold Feb 2025
£152,000Apartment 11, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
Sold Apr 2024
£117,500
What this page doesn't show
Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Apartment 4
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Apartment 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2EH). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. 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. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since July 2013.
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£297/sq ft) was about 76.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2024 at £115,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2020.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Apartment 4's carbon output is low for the local stock.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C77
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
1.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 12 January 2034
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Jan 2024from Jul 2013
Low Energy Lighting
80%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Apartment 4, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Apartment 4, 50 Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY1 2EH
1decisions11documents2nearby
- Jan 2020FullOutcome in report
Remove 4 no. false chimneys with associated roof works
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/05084/FUL
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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 4 outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,194
Street avg £2,304
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.1 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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.
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.
Nearest schools
- Greenfields Primary SchoolPrimary772m
- Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and NurseryPrimary873m
- Shrewsbury College16 plus932m
- The Martin Wilson SchoolPrimary950m
Nearest stops
- Shrewsbury Rail StationRailway station254m
- Bus Station TimetableBus stop473m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences1,474 reports39%
- Anti-social Behaviour617 reports16%
- Shoplifting475 reports13%
- Criminal Damage & Arson250 reports7%
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
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
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Apartment 4 is modelled from its 36 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in SY1 2EH. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for Apartment 4. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Apartment 4 was lodged in January 2024 at band C and is valid until January 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Apartment 4. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 18 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 20 schools and 2 stops listed are measured in a straight line from SY1 2EH, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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