18 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
About 18 Homestead Avenue
18 Homestead Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in St. Martins, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3DD). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in August 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since November 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 7 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £416,000 sits 152.1% above the 2002 sale of £165,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 57% below the postcode norm.
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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
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
18 Homestead Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2026
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
18 Homestead Avenue has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 18 Homestead Avenue
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
18 Homestead Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£416,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£165,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
1 November 2002Most recent
£165,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3DD: £234,000 (2022–2016).
Nearby sales in SY11 3DD
15 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
Sold Aug 2022
£395,0005 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
Sold Apr 2021
£272,00016 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
Sold Nov 2017
£234,00011 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
Sold Nov 2016
£215,00014 Homestead Avenue, St Martins, Oswestry, SY11 3DD
Sold May 2016
£170,000
Everything we know about 18 Homestead Avenue, 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 Homestead Avenue homes
Floor Area for 18 Homestead Avenue runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£892
Street avg £2,111
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.4 t/year
Street avg 5.2 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
47.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB