Oaklea, Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
About Oaklea
Oaklea is a three-bedroom detached house in West Felton, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4LB). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 73 m² it sits well below the postcode median (108 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold March 2020 for £280,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £335,000 is 19.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£356/sq ft) was about 93.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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
Energy performance
Oaklea'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Oaklea has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- May 2017ConversionFullIn report
Installation of dormer window to front elevation
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01197/FUL
- Nov 2014ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Conditon 2 (materials) of planning permission OS/07/15114/FUL
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 14/05261/DIS
What's in Oaklea, Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£335,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 16 years.
£280,000
Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 16 years.
Sales timeline
25 March 2020Most recent
£280,000
+12.0%over 5 years28 November 2014
£250,000
+8.2%over 9 years7 August 2005
£231,000
+34.3%over 1 year9 January 2004
£172,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4LB: £372,000 (2022–2014).
Nearby sales in SY11 4LB
2 Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
Sold Aug 2022
£372,000The Threshing Barn, Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
Sold Nov 2020
£685,00045 Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
Sold Nov 2018
£190,00046 Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
Sold Feb 2013
£209,0001 Woolston Road, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LB
Sold Nov 2012
£185,000
Everything we know about Oaklea, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Woolston Road homes
Oaklea outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,836
Street avg £2,439
Floor Area
73 m²
Street avg 115 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 7.7 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
1.2 km
West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery. 1 school 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
44.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.6dB