58 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
About 58 Church Street
58 Church Street is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 196 m² (around 2110 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 69). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since December 2001 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 196 m² the property is well over the postcode median (80 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 sits 182.1% above the 2001 sale of £145,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£69/sq ft) was about 46.8% below the postcode norm. 8 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Know exactly what you're buying at 58 Church Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
58 Church Street'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
58 Church Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
To fell 1 No. Silver Birch to a height of 2.0 metres from the ground; to thin 1 No Indian Bean tree by 10% and to fell 1 No. Goat Willow within Bishops Castle Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00148/TCA
- Sept 2016HeritageIn report
Listed Building Consent for the removal of render at ground level, inspecting condition of wall uncovered and agreeing with conservation officer an appropriate method of conserving the elevation
ListedConservation Area- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03364/LBC
What's in 58 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE's planning history?
6 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1997.
£409,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 21.1% per year over 4 years.
£145,000
Growth on file: 21.1% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
5 December 2001Most recent
£145,000
+123.1%over 4 years25 September 1997
£65,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AE: £200,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AE
72 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Sold Dec 2024
£200,00064 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Sold Nov 2023
£445,00068 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Sold Mar 2021
£175,00054 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Sold Jan 2019
£263,00066 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
Sold May 2016
£135,000
Everything we know about 58 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
58 Church Street is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£740
Street avg £1,768
Floor Area
196 m²
Street avg 98 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 7.1 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
0.4 km
Bishops Castle Primary School. 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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB