Holbache House, Apartment 4, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW
About Holbache House
Holbache House is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1AW). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. At 100 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across Holbache House (51–100 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 6 units on file. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (September 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
Held since February 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. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 100 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (81 m² median across 26 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £236,000 is 25.5% above the 2007 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 18.8% 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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- ParkingOff road
- Notable viewsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
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 4, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£188,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 February 2007Most recent
£188,000
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
Everything we know about Holbache House, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Welsh Walls homes
On price per m², Holbache House runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,880
Street avg £3,096
Floor Area
100 m²
Street avg 54 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 2.1 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