Flat, 1 School Bank, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0PP
About Flat
Flat is a semi-detached house in Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 0PP). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in January 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average, lighting went from Very Poor to Average and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 39 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–44 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 (39 versus a best of 80).
Last changed hands 12 years ago, in August 2014. Across 1995–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £161,000 is 21.5% above the 2014 sale price.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency decreased
Hot water system changed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
Flat has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£161,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.5% per year over 19 years.
£132,500
Growth on file: 5.5% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2014Most recent
£132,500
+1.9%over 3 years3 May 2011
£130,000
+170.8%over 15 years23 August 1995
£48,000
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Mary Webb School and Science College. 3 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB







