The Rectory, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
About The Rectory
The Rectory is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AF). It has a recorded floor area of 241 m² (around 2594 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74). Main heating runs on oil.
At 241 m² the property is well over the postcode median (128 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at The Rectory is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Jan 2011Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove 1 x Sycamore Tree within Bishops Castle Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/05523/TCA
- May 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Remove epicormic growth from Yew; light crown thin, removal of lower branches and ivy from a sycamore (delegated matter)
- Reference
- SS/1/07/19379/TC
What's in The Rectory, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£588,000
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 5AF: £460,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AF
3 Grange Gardens, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
Sold Dec 2024
£469,000Panorama, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
Sold Sept 2024
£460,000Morfields, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
Sold May 2024
£475,000Greenways, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
Sold Aug 2023
£445,000Tall Trees, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF
Sold Feb 2023
£458,000
Everything we know about The Rectory, 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 Lane homes
On habitable rooms, The Rectory stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
64 (D)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
241 m²
Street avg 126 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.8 t/year
Street avg 7.4 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB