55 Willow Street, Oswestry, SY11 1AQ
About 55 Willow Street
55 Willow Street is a mid-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1AQ). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in October 2008 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). Main heating runs on electricity. At 36 m² this is the 4th smallest of 13 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–127 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 13 units on file.
Held since December 1997 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £171,000 sits 94.3% above the 1997 sale of £88,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£227/sq ft) was about 107% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system changed
Wall insulation improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
55 Willow Street has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
55 Willow Street has been held in the same hands since before 2000.
£171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£88,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 December 1997Most recent
£88,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1AQ: £205,000 (2024–2010).
Nearby sales in SY11 1AQ
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Versus other Willow Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 55 Willow Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
66 (D)
Street avg 43 (E)
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 50 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB