31 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
About 31 Union Street
31 Union Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 177 m² (around 1905 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 177 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 46.1% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 33.5% below the postcode norm. Last sale on file: £230,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
31 Union Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Planning history
31 Union Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£230,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
25 May 2022Most recent
£230,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AJ: £280,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in SY9 5AJ
Apple Garth, Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Sept 2023
£495,00030 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
£375,0007 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
Sold Feb 2015
£157,000
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Versus other Union Street homes
31 Union Street outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,299
Street avg £2,232
Floor Area
177 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
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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