17 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
About 17 Castle Buildings
17 Castle Buildings is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Gobowen, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 3LR). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 940 sq ft) and council tax band A. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 55). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in March 2004. At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £169,000 sits 115.3% above the 2004 sale of £78,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£83/sq ft) was about 22.5% below the postcode norm.
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Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
17 Castle Buildings sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
17 Castle Buildings has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
2applications of note in the surrounding area
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 17 Castle Buildings
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
17 Castle Buildings valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£169,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£78,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
12 March 2004Most recent
£78,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 3LR: £90,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in SY11 3LR
15 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
Sold Oct 2022
£132,50013 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
Sold Jan 2012
£95,00016 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
Sold Nov 2003
£57,00012 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
Sold Nov 2002
£50,0001 2 Castle Buildings, Old Chirk Road, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 3LR
Sold Aug 2001
£55,000
Everything we know about 17 Castle Buildings, 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 Old Chirk Road homes
17 Castle Buildings is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£899
Street avg £1,485
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 2.7 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
0.3 km
Gobowen Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.4 km
Gobowen Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.1dB