10 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
About 10 Union Street
10 Union Street is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in March 2009 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 64 m² it's 25.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
10 Union Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
10 Union Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£168,000
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 5AJ: £270,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AJ
Apple Garth, Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Sept 2023
£495,00031 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold May 2022
£230,00030 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Feb 2022
£270,0004 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Jun 2021
£145,00019 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Mar 2021
£375,000
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Versus other Union Street homes
Floor Area for 10 Union Street lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 49 (E)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 103 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.5 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 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
Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB