29a, Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT
About 29a
29a is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 35 m² (around 377 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 35 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 38 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 35–190 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 38 units on file.
At 35 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
29a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
29a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£124,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2HT: £286,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 2HT
Versus other Albert Street homes
On habitable rooms, 29a runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
46 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
35 m²
Street avg 66 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.8 t/year
Street avg 3.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 21 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.8dB







