Ridvan, Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
About Ridvan
Ridvan is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Oswestry (SY11 2AA). It has a recorded floor area of 168 m² (around 1808 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 168 m² the property is well over the postcode median (62 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2020 for £295,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £408,000 is 38.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£163/sq ft) was about 18.4% 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- ParkingOff road
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Ridvan's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Ridvan has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Ridvan was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£408,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.0% per year over 24 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 6.0% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2020Most recent
£295,000
+26.6%over 11 years13 April 2009
£233,000
+196.8%over 9 years22 December 1999
£78,500
+5.4%over 3 years13 December 1996
£74,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 2AA: £165,000 (2021–2007).
Nearby sales in SY11 2AA
21 Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
Sold Feb 2021
£160,000Kingsmead, Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
Sold Jun 2020
£238,000Ivy House, Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
Sold Jul 2019
£260,000Flat 1, 17 Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
Sold Sept 2011
£165,0007a, Upper Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2AA
Sold Feb 2007
£140,000
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Versus other Upper Church Street homes
Floor Area for Ridvan runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,756
Street avg £1,832
Floor Area
168 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Closest school
0.2 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
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB