Bantry House, Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ

Bantry House is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it C (June 2013); the latest reading is 2 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since November 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 19 EPCs). Across 2000–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 21.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £314,000 is 27.1% above the 2006 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 35.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.