Flat 3, 50 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DW

Flat 3 is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 28 m² (around 301 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 28 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (28–59 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 31). The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it B (March 2009); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).

Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £109,000 sits 122.4% above the 2021 sale of £49,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 72.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 28 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £49,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.