17 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
About 17 Church Street
17 Church Street is a mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2021) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 92 m² it sits well below the postcode median (134 m² across 13 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 85% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2010Demolition And RebuildHeritageIn report
Demolition of dwelling (15 Church Street)
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SS/1/09/21604/CA
- Oct 2010ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of an extension to supermarket and associated warehouse facility
- Documents
- 29 docs on file
- Reference
- SS/1/09/21603/F
What's in 17 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
17 Church Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AA: £315,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AA
Malt House, Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
Sold Apr 2024
£315,0005 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
Sold Jul 2022
£475,00019 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
Sold Feb 2021
£300,00013 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
Sold Aug 2020
£142,5007 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
Sold Aug 2020
£412,500
Everything we know about 17 Church Street, 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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Versus other Church Street homes
EPC Rating for 17 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 119 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.3 km
The Community College, Bishop's Castle. 2 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
48.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB