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Flat 5, 6 Market Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EA

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 2nd
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
39 m²
416 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Flat 5

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Flat 5 is a one-bedroom semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5EA). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 416 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 39 m² this is the 5th smallest of 7 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–85 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 (46 versus a best of 73). The latest certificate (December 2008) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2001–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £106,000 sits 120.8% above the 2015 sale of £48,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£115/sq ft) was about 26.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (58 m² across 19 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (January 2015).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Communal gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • RefurbishedYes
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Flat 5's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Dec 2018

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 5, 6 Market Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Flat 5 has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Flat 5's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (2001).

Current estimate

£106,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£48,000

Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 January 2015Most recent

    £48,000

    +21.5%over 11 years
  2. 28 November 2003

    £39,500

    +58.0%over 1 year
  3. 5 December 2001

    £25,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5EA: £62,500 (2024–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Market Street homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Flat 5 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,241

Street avg £1,239

On par

Floor Area

39 m²

Street avg 47 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.6 km

Wem Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.4 km

The Thomas Adams School. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY4 5EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY4 5EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 5EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flat 5, 6 Market Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.