1 The Ridge, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AB
About 1 The Ridge
1 The Ridge is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2012) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since May 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £405,000 sits 224% above the 1999 sale of £125,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£77/sq ft) was about 66.2% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 The Ridge'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 Jul 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Ridge has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Ridge's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£405,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£125,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 May 1999Most recent
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AB: £299,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AB
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Versus other The Ridge homes
Price per m² for 1 The Ridge lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£833
Street avg £2,578
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 88 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB