What kind of home is 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX is a 3-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

When did 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX last change hands?

85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX last sold for £148,000 in August 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £21,250 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

Across 3 sales between November 1996 and August 2022, 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX rose from £21,250 to £148,000, a change of £126,750. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

The current EPC rating for 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX is D with a score of 56 out of 100, lodged in November 2019. It has improved from a E recorded in December 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (1,238 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY11 1AX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX use?

The latest EPC at 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX in?

85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX sits in Oswestry. It falls within the SY11 postcode district.

What is crime like near 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

Police records around 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX?

The closest primary school to 85a, Park Avenue, SY11 1AX is Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy (464m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Marches School (793m).

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85a, Park Avenue, Oswestry, SY11 1AX

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

115 m²

1238 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 56

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 85a

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

85a is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1AX). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a basement.

At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £202,000 is 36.5% above the 2022 sale price. Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £148,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
EnsuiteYes
BasementYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

85a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

Nov 2019

EPC Rating

D56

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Nov 2019from Dec 2010

EPC improved fromE49toD56

Heating Controls

Prog + TRVsFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Low Energy Lighting

0%100%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 85a, Park Avenue, Oswestry, SY11 1AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

85a has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 85a has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£202,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£148,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

3 August 2022Most recent
£148,000
+31.6%over 5 years
30 August 2016
£112,500
+429.4%over 19 years
15 November 1996
£21,250

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1AX: £245,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Park Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

85a outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,287

Street avg £1,638

Strongly below

Floor Area

115 m²

Street avg 90 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 5.1 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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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.

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Closest school

0.5 km

Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY11 1AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 1AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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