When did Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN last change hands?

Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN last sold for £279,995 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £203,000 in August 2016, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN changed over time?

Across 2 sales between August 2016 and May 2021, Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN rose from £203,000 to £279,995, a change of £76,995. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What council tax band is Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN?

Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN is in council tax band D.

Where is Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN located?

Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN sits in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry. It falls within the SY11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN?

Police records around Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN?

The closest primary school to Benfield, Church Lane, SY11 3AN is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (689m). The closest secondary is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (689m).

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Benfield, Church Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3AN

Bedrooms

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Council tax

Band D

Overview

About Benfield

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Benfield is a two-bedroom property in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3AN). It has council tax band D. The home occupies a corner plot.

Across 2016–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £279,995. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageIntegral
Corner plotYes

Building

RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Benfield, Church Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Benfield has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

2applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on Benfield was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Last sold (2021)

£279,995

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

27 May 2021Most recent
£279,995
+37.9%over 4 years
4 August 2016
£203,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3AN: £205,000 (2020–2005).

Nearby sales in SY11 3AN

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Area

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Full Oswestry report

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

0.7 km

St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community). 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY11 3AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 3AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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