Sefton, Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
About Sefton
Sefton is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AH). It has a recorded floor area of 163 m² (around 1755 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2024) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Main heating runs on dual fuel.
Held since October 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 163 m² the property is well over the postcode median (55 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £345,000 sits 360% above the 1999 sale of £75,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£43/sq ft) was about 73.3% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2007. Past consents include an extension, 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
Sefton's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Sefton has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2007ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of extension to dwelling (delegated matter)
- Reference
- SS/1/07/19761/F
What's in Sefton, Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sefton's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£345,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£75,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 October 1999Most recent
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AH: £125,000 (2022–2003).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AH
2 Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
Sold Jul 2022
£125,0004 Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
Sold Apr 2022
£80,0006 Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
Sold Apr 2022
£112,500Over Quensel, Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
Sold Feb 2015
£214,000Oakdene, Harley Jenkins Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AH
Sold Mar 2003
£195,000
Everything we know about Sefton, 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 Harley Jenkins Street homes
Price per m² for Sefton lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£460
Street avg £2,383
Floor Area
163 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.3 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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.7dB