What type of property is Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX last change hands?

Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX last sold for £420,000 in July 2024, around 2 years ago. Before that, it sold for £48,000 in October 1995, so prices have been rising over 29 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

Across 2 sales between October 1995 and July 2024, Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX rose from £48,000 to £420,000, a change of £372,000. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 29 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

The current EPC rating for Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in March 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY11 3BX. Source: EPC Register.

How is Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX heated?

The latest EPC at Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX is in council tax band C.

Where is Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX located?

Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX sits in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry. It falls within the SY11 postcode district.

What is crime like near Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

Police records around Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX 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 Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX?

The closest primary school to Cartref, School Lane, SY11 3BX is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (1.5km). The closest secondary is St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community) (1.5km).

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Cartref, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Cartref

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Cartref is a four-bedroom detached house in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3BX). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 164 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£238/sq ft) was about 53.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2024 for £420,000.

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Risks

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageDetached

Building

Heating systemGas fired

Energy

Energy performance

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

Cartref's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Cartref, School Lane, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3BX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Cartref 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 Cartref was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£428,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 29 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£420,000

Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 29 years.

Sales timeline

24 July 2024Most recent
£420,000
+775.0%over 28 years
10 October 1995
£48,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3BX: £355,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SY11 3BX

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On the street

Versus other School Lane homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Cartref is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£2,561

Street avg £2,328

Above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 122 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.5 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oswestry district page.

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

1.5 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 3BX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 3BX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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