Homestead, Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
About Homestead
Homestead is a detached house in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3BL). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (December 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since August 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (61 m² across 42 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £406,000 sits 108.2% above the 2004 sale of £195,000. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, 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
The EPC has just been inspected, so the rating reflects current condition.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Homestead has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Aug 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor above existing double garage
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/07/15065/FUL
- Dec 2003New BuildFullIn report
Residential development and new access - Amended Plan for Plot 2
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- OS/03/12805/FUL
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Homestead valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£406,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£195,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
4 August 2004Most recent
£195,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3BL: £125,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in SY11 3BL
Windy Ridge, Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
Sold Aug 2024
£380,00024 Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
Sold Jun 2024
£103,50027 Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
Sold Feb 2023
£125,00033 Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
Sold Oct 2019
£120,00032 Cottage Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BL
Sold Oct 2019
£147,000
Everything we know about Homestead, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other Cottage Lane homes
Years Held for Homestead runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,489
Street avg £2,132
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 60 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.0 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
1.4 km
St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community). 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB