25a, Beatrice Street, Oswestry, SY11 1QE
About 25a
25a is a semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 1QE). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in April 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Poor; while window efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition. At 71 m² this is the 6th smallest of 8 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 46–135 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to D across 8 units on file.
At 71 m² the property is well over the postcode median (48 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs).
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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
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
25a has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
1applications of note in the surrounding area
Sales history & valuation
25a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£173,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 2 sales in SY11 1QE: £68,500 (2020–2003).
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Versus other Beatrice Street homes
CO₂ Emissions for 25a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
22 (F)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 68 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.5 km
Woodside Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB