19 Alma Street, Shrewsbury, SY3 8QL
About 19 Alma Street
19 Alma Street is a mid-terrace house in Shrewsbury (SY3 8QL). It has a recorded floor area of 45 m² (around 484 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2017 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 45 m² this is the 4th smallest of 22 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 34–109 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to D, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (39 versus a best of 66).
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2025. At 45 m² it sits well below the postcode median (83 m² across 21 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
There is a planning application currently awaiting a decision.
- Aug 2025ConditionsIn report
Variation of Condition No. 2 attached to permission 25/01311/FUL dated 22 May 2025
- Agent
- Corey Waters Architect
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 25/02882/VAR
What's in 19 Alma Street, Shrewsbury, SY3 8QL's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
19 Alma Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£132,000
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 SY3 8QL: £270,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in SY3 8QL
Versus other Alma Street homes
On epc rating, 19 Alma Street runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
45 m²
Street avg 37 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.4 km
Bus Station Timetable — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Shrewsbury College. 20 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.4dB







