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Great Fernhill, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 4NQ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
9
From EPC
Floor area
402 m²
4327 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Great Fernhill

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

Great Fernhill is a detached house in Gobowen, Oswestry, Oswestry (SY11 4NQ). It has a recorded floor area of 402 m² (around 4327 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

At 402 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 5 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 £848,000 is 42.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£138/sq ft) was about 43.4% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £595,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2016.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Great Fernhill sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
May 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
27.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2021from Sept 2010
Heating Controls
Full ControlProg + TRVs

Heating controls changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Great Fernhill, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 4NQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Feb 2016
    Other
    In report

    Installation of 2No separate underground supplies

    Documents
    8 docs on file
    Reference
    15/05479/OHL
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What's in Great Fernhill, Gobowen, Oswestry, SY11 4NQ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£848,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2021)

£595,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 June 2021Most recent

    £595,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY11 4NQ: £475,000 (2023–2017).

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On the street

Versus the street

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², Great Fernhill runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,480

Street avg £3,124

Strongly below

Floor Area

402 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

27.0 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Years Held

5 years

Street avg 6 years

On par
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.

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.

Nearest stop

1.6 km

Gobowen Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

2.0 km

Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School. 3 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY11 4NQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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