42 School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
About 42 School Lane
42 School Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2010. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 104.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £387,000 in December 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront and rear
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Heating systemOil
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Mar 2013AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment (to provide sheltered access for wheelchair) to planning permission 12/03379/FUL
- Documents
- 7 docs on file
- Reference
- 13/00756/AMP
- Nov 2012Garage ConversionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Front of property
Erection of a first floor extension to front, conversion of garage into additional living accommodation and erection of car port to side
- Agent
- PJINC
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/03779/FUL
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 42 School Lane
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2003.
£378,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 19 years.
£387,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
2 December 2022Most recent
£387,000
+115.0%over 11 years23 November 2011
£180,000
+13.2%over 8 years31 July 2003
£159,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3BX: £355,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY11 3BX
2 Woodbury, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
Sold Oct 2025
£390,000Cartref, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
Sold Jul 2024
£420,00040 School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
Sold Mar 2024
£325,000Camara, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
Sold Jan 2023
£355,0003 Woodbury, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX
Sold Jun 2021
£281,000
Everything we know about 42 School Lane, 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 School Lane homes
Price per m² for 42 School Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,486
Street avg £2,284
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 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
1.5 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB