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5 Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Social Rental
Overview

About 5 Albert Street

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

5 Albert Street is a semi-detached house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2HT). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 64 m² this is the 7th 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. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on electricity.

Held since October 1997 — that's 29 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 sits 194.3% above the 1997 sale of £61,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£89/sq ft) was about 33.1% below the postcode norm. At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (95 m² across 37 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Albert Street has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Albert Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.

Current estimate

£181,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1997)

£61,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 October 1997Most recent

    £61,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2HT: £286,500 (2025–2023).

On the street

Versus other Albert Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m²

£961

Street avg £4,351

Below

Floor Area

64 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Albert Street

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.4dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY1 2HT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.