What type of property is 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY is a 2-bedroom end-of-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY last sold for £49,995 in November 2001, around 25 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £39,000 in January 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY appreciated in value?

Across 3 sales between January 1998 and November 2001, 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY rose from £39,000 to £49,995, a change of £10,995. That works out to roughly +6.7% per year compounded over 4 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

The current EPC rating for 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in September 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 38% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY11 4LY. Source: EPC Register.

How is 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY heated?

The latest EPC at 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY is in council tax band A. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Where is 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY located?

14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY sits in West Felton, Oswestry, Oswestry. It falls within the SY11 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

Police records around 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 9 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 42% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY?

The closest primary school to 14 Bishops Close, SY11 4LY is West Felton Church of England Primary School and Nursery (125m).

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14 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY

3 sales on record

Property type

End terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band A

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Bishops Close

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

14 Bishops Close is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in West Felton, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4LY). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

It hasn't traded since November 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1998–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £139,000 sits 178% above the 2001 sale of £49,995. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£97/sq ft) was about 30.6% below the postcode norm. At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenYes
GarageYes

Building

Heating systemElectric

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Bishops Close, West Felton, Oswestry, SY11 4LY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Bishops Close has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

14 Bishops Close's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1998).

Current estimate

£139,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 4 years.

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Last sold (2001)

£49,995

Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 4 years.

Sales timeline

23 November 2001Most recent
£49,995
+15.6%over 1 year
4 May 2000
£43,250
+10.9%over 2 years
30 January 1998
£39,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4LY: £185,000 (2023–2018).

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On the street

Versus other Bishops Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Bishops Close is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£1,042

Street avg £2,134

Strongly below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 78 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Oswestry district page.

Full Oswestry report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY11 4LY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 4LY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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