Lea Cottage, Park Avenue, Oswestry, SY11 1AY
About Lea Cottage
Lea Cottage is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Oswestry (SY11 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 60 m² (around 646 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (November 2023) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89).
It hasn't traded since May 1996, a hold of 30 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £121,000 sits 656.3% above the 1996 sale of £16,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£25/sq ft) was about 84.8% below the postcode norm. At 60 m² it's 28.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 5 EPCs).
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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
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Lea Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
Lea Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£121,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£16,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 May 1996Most recent
£16,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1AY: £150,000 (2017–2014).
Nearby sales in SY11 1AY
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Versus other Park Avenue homes
On price per m², Lea Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£267
Street avg £1,663
Floor Area
60 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.2 t/year
Street avg 2.4 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
50.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB