5 Albert Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HT
About 5 Albert Street
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.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 Albert Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
5 Albert Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£61,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 October 1997Most recent
£61,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2HT: £286,500 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in SY1 2HT
Versus other Albert Street homes
Price per m²
£961
Street avg £4,351
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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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







