24 Barkstone Drive, Shrewsbury, SY1 3XT

24 Barkstone Drive is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY1 3XT). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 463 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 43 m² this is the 9th smallest of 34 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–139 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (42 versus a best of 78).

At 43 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (56 m² median across 33 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. It changed hands recently, sold April 2026 for £115,000. Across 2020–2026, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 46.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.