18a, Flat 1, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RE
About 18a
18a is a semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 1RE). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft). At 88 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across 18a (61–88 m²). The building's EPC ratings span C to B, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (82 versus a worst of 77). The latest certificate (September 2020) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in February 2016 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Good to Very Good.
At 88 m² the property is well over the postcode median (39 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
18a ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2022SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion and change of use of upper ground floor into one 2-bedroom apartment and the removal of extraction flue
- Agent
- DPA Ltd
Change of Use- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/01266/FUL
- Dec 2021SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of upper ground floor restaurant into 3No. 2 bedroom apartments.
- Documents
- 20 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02606/FUL
What's in 18a, Flat 1, Oswald Road, Oswestry, SY11 1RE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
18a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£239,000
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 1RE: £200,000 (2022–2015).
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Versus other Oswald Road homes
18a outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
82 (B)
Street avg 73 (C)
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 42 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.6 t/year
Street avg 1.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.6 km
Woodside Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.9dB