7 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
About 7 Union Street
7 Union Street is a two-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2014) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at G across 2 certificates since December 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. The latest certificate is from December 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it's 18.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (86 m² median across 19 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2010–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £203,000 is 29.3% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£208/sq ft) was about 56.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in February 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
Know exactly what you're buying at 7 Union Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
7 Union Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Dec 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
7 Union Street has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Nov 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials) attached to Planning Permission 17/03732/FUL
- Documents
- 12 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/04815/DIS
- Oct 2017OutbuildingFullIn report
Erection of hobby workroom and store
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/03732/FUL
What's in 7 Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
7 Union Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£203,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.4% per year over 5 years.
£157,000
Growth on file: 2.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
16 February 2015Most recent
£157,000
+12.1%over 4 years7 April 2010
£140,000
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
Everything we know about 7 Union Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
- Am I paying too much?
- Is something wrong with it?
- Is the agent's story true?
- Will it hold its value?

Versus other Union Street homes
EPC Rating for 7 Union Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,243
Street avg £2,153
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.2 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.
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
48.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB