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Holbache House, Apartment 4, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW

Notable views1 planning record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 65
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Holbache House

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

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

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • ParkingOff road
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • 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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D65
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Holbache House, Apartment 4, Welsh Walls, Oswestry, SY11 1AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Jul 2005
    ExtensionFull
    In 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
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market — a high-water reference point.

Current estimate

£236,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2007)

£188,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 9 February 2007Most recent

    £188,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1AW: £184,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other Welsh Walls homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Holbache House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,880

Street avg £3,096

Strongly below

Floor Area

100 m²

Street avg 54 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 2.1 t/year

Strongly below
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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

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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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 SY11 1AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY11 1AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 1AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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

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