3 Ashcroft Close, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LN
About 3 Ashcroft Close
3 Ashcroft Close is a two-bedroom detached house in Gobowen, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3LN). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (November 2022) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in October 2016 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal.
At 72 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 4 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£345/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2023 at £267,500.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageDouble
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Central heatingYes
- Solar panelsYes
Energy performance
3 Ashcroft Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Solar PV panels (30 kWp) installed
Planning history
3 Ashcroft Close has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 3 Ashcroft Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£285,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 25 years.
£267,500
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
9 August 2023Most recent
£267,500
+386.4%over 24 years11 December 1998
£55,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3LN: £253,000 (2023–2019).
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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 Ashcroft Close homes
3 Ashcroft Close outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,715
Street avg £2,873
Floor Area
72 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.5 km
Gobowen Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Gobowen Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.5dB