What kind of home is 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB last sold for £215,000 in March 2015, around 11 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

The current EPC rating for 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in November 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (898 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB use?

The latest EPC at 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB is in council tax band D.

Which area is 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB in?

8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

Police records around 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 92% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB?

The closest primary school to 8 The Ridge, SY9 5AB is Bishops Castle Primary School (346m). The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (687m).

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8 The Ridge, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AB

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

83 m²

898 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 The Ridge

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

8 The Ridge is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AB). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 898 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from November 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 11 years since the last transfer (March 2015). Today's modelled estimate of £306,000 is 42.3% above the 2015 sale price.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 The Ridge's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Nov 2020

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 The Ridge, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 The Ridge has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 The Ridge valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£306,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2015)

£215,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

27 March 2015Most recent
£215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AB: £299,000 (2024–2019).

Nearby sales in SY9 5AB

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On the street

Versus other The Ridge homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 The Ridge is notably below the street on floor area.

Price per m²

£2,578

Street avg £2,420

Above

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 94 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Castle Street

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1 Grange Court, Kerry Lane

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1 Lea Cottages

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishops Castle district page.

Full Bishops Castle report

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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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY9 5AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

44.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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