1 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
About 1 Bishops Close
1 Bishops Close is a three-bedroom detached house in West Felton, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since May 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 1998–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £272,000 sits 55.4% above the 2013 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£179/sq ft) was about 33.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2023. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 91 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (75 m² median across 13 EPCs). On the market in June 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.
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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
1 Bishops Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
1 Bishops Close has an approved single-storey extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2023ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of first floor extension above existing garage/utility
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/05528/FUL
What's in 1 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
1 Bishops Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1998.
£272,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 15 years.
£175,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 15 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2013Most recent
£175,000
+120.1%over 12 years7 May 2001
£79,500
+7.4%over 2 years10 November 1998
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4LY: £185,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SY11 4LY
19 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
Sold Oct 2023
£219,0005 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
Sold Apr 2023
£235,0002 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
Sold Nov 2020
£185,00010 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
Sold Oct 2018
£104,98811 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY
Sold Jun 2016
£164,000
Everything we know about 1 Bishops Close, in one report
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Versus other Bishops Close homes
On epc rating, 1 Bishops Close stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,923
Street avg £2,061
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 75 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 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
0.1 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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.7dB