20b, Noble Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DZ

20b is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DZ). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. At 62 m² this is the 13th smallest of 39 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 41–388 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 39 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2021) 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, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78).

Held since August 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 62 m² it's 16.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 38 EPCs). Across 2003–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 14.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £107,000 is 37.2% above the 2007 sale price. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2008.