Cathkin, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
About Cathkin
Cathkin is a semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 1BG). It has a recorded floor area of 95 m² (around 1023 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump.
Most recent transfer was August 2025 at £340,000 — fresh data. At 95 m² it sits well below the postcode median (219 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2023–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 90.9% 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
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Cathkin has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
£308,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 2 years.
£340,000
Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 2 years.
Sales timeline
28 August 2025Most recent
£340,000
+13.7%over 1 year19 September 2023
£299,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 1BG: £345,000 (2024–2006).
Nearby sales in SY11 1BG
Glasfryn, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
Sold Nov 2024
£775,000Holly Bank, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
Sold Dec 2019
£427,500Thornlea, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
Sold Dec 2012
£191,500The Firs, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
Sold Oct 2006
£237,000Hafod Wynne, Mount Drive, Oswestry, SY11 1BG
Sold Aug 2005
£460,000
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Versus other Mount Drive homes
Price per m² for Cathkin runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,579
Street avg £1,943
Floor Area
95 m²
Street avg 210 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 9.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.7 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
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.2dB