Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Albafont Terrace is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 2HY). It has a recorded floor area of 59 m² (around 635 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £206,000 is 18.7% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 82.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £173,500 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 5 October 2031
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
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1 Albafont Terrace sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
3 applications on record at 1 Albafont Terrace, Severn Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HY
To remove one Laburnum tree within Shrewsbury Conservation Area
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Price for 1 Albafont Terrace has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£206,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 25 years.
£173,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 25 years.
7 January 2022Most recent
£173,500
+92.9%over 19 years8 August 2002
£89,950
+114.2%over 5 years30 September 1996
£42,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY1 2HY: £147,500 (2025–2017).
9 Albafont Terrace, Severn Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HY
Sold Mar 2025
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Sold Dec 2023
6 Albafont Terrace, Severn Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HY
Sold Jun 2021
8 Albafont Terrace, Severn Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HY
Sold Nov 2017
5 Albafont Terrace, Severn Street, Shrewsbury, SY1 2HY
Sold Oct 2017
On price per m², 1 Albafont Terrace stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,941
Street avg £1,844
Floor Area
59 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.0 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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Crime
211/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Shrewsbury Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.7 km
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery. 21 schools nearby.
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