Flat 4, 50 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DW

Flat 4 is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DW). It has a recorded floor area of 32 m² (around 344 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 32 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 28–59 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to D, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since February 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).

Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 sits 98.1% above the 2022 sale of £54,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 53.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 32 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 11 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold February 2022 for £54,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.