2 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AA
About 2 Church Street
2 Church Street is a one-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 134 m² (around 1442 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2014. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in November 1997. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 335.6% above the 1997 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£47/sq ft) was about 69.9% below the postcode norm. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- CloakroomYes
Energy performance
2 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
2 Church Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
2 Church Street's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£294,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
21 November 1997Most recent
£67,500
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
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Versus other Church Street homes
2 Church Street outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£504
Street avg £1,727
Floor Area
134 m²
Street avg 116 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.2 t/year
Street avg 8.5 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
0.3 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