70 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE
About 70 Church Street
70 Church Street is a property in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AE). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 882 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (January 2012) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to F (score 29). Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from January 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 82 m² this is the 8th smallest of 14 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–196 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (1 versus a best of 73).
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
70 Church Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2022
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Feb 2023AmendmentIn report
Non-material amendments to planning permission No. 21/02771/FUL (revised shopfront detailing, installation of cast iron columns alongside entrance to No. 70, and increase in height of door to No. 68)
- Agent
- Bishops Castle Community Land Trust
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/00352/AMP
- May 2022ConditionsIn report
Discharge Conditions 3 (archaeology), 5 (joinery details) and 6 (external materials) of planning permission No. 21/02771/FUL
- Agent
- Bishops Castle Community Land Trust
- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 22/02130/DIS
What's in 70 Church Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AE's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
70 Church Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£196,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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 70 Church Street, in one report
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Versus other Church Street homes
EPC Rating for 70 Church Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 72 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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