Holbache House, Apartment 2, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
About Holbache House
Holbache House is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. At 51 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Holbache House (51–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (November 2022) shows a C (score 73). The rating has held steady at C across 3 certificates since October 2008.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. At 51 m² it sits well below the postcode median (85 m² across 26 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£211/sq ft) was about 43.7% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Communal gardenYes
- ParkingAllocated
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Change of use of dormitory to 7 apartments, extensions to existing house and erection of 3 houses with ancillary road access works
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/05/13785/FUL
What's in Holbache House, Apartment 2, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
£126,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£116,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 October 2006Most recent
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1AW: £184,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY11 1AW
54 Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
Sold Jun 2025
£282,000Holbache House, Apartment 5, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
Sold Feb 2024
£120,000Holbache House, Apartment 7, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
Sold Dec 2023
£300,00048 Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
Sold Jan 2022
£150,00044 Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
Sold Nov 2021
£184,000
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Versus other Welsh Walls homes
Years Held for Holbache House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,275
Street avg £3,030
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.9 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.4 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
51.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB