10 The Ridge, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AB
About 10 The Ridge
10 The Ridge is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It hasn't traded since November 1997, a hold of 29 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. Today's modelled estimate of £325,000 sits 306.3% above the 1997 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£82/sq ft) was about 64.4% 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
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
10 The Ridge has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
10 The Ridge's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£325,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£80,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 November 1997Most recent
£80,000
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
10 The Ridge outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£879
Street avg £2,574
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB