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2 Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
128 m²
1378 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 2 Church Lane

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

2 Church Lane is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2013, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £387,000 is 46% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£192/sq ft) was about 27% below the postcode norm. On the market in April 2013 and unlisted since — roughly 13 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

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
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageDouble
Energy

Energy performance

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

2 Church Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 Church Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.

  1. Apr 2021
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Erection of extension to dwelling

    Documents
    13 docs on file
    Reference
    21/01055/FUL
    View planning record
  2. Jun 2017
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    To fell 2No Semi-mature Sycamore Trees(T1)(T4); cut back branches that overhang boundary of 1No Semi-mature Sycamore Tree (T2) and retain 1No Holly Tree (T3) but reduce branches that overhang garage and boundary within Bishops Castle Conservation Area

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    17/02362/TCA
    View planning record

What's in 2 Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF's planning history?

1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

2 Church Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£387,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 12 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2013)

£265,000

Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 April 2013Most recent

    £265,000

    +105.4%over 11 years

  2. 27 September 2001

    £129,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AF: £460,000 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 2 Church Lane runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,070

Street avg £3,164

Below

Floor Area

128 m²

Street avg 134 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.4 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

Below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£405k

1 Grange Gardens, Church Lane

SY9 5AF

3 bed
£323k

1 High Street

SY9 5BE

3 bed2 bath
£388k

1 Brick Meadow

SY9 5DH

4 bed2 bath
£375k

1 Bowling Green Close

SY9 5BA

4 bed2 bath
£205k

1 Drews Leasow

SY9 5EW

3 bed1 bath
£203k

1 Castle Street

SY9 5BU

3 bed1 bath
£488k

1 Bull Street

SY9 5DB

4 bed
£234k

1 Grange Court, Kerry Lane

SY9 5FD

2 bed1 bath
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

0.2 km

The Community College, Bishop's Castle. 2 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5AF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 2 Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.