The Garden House, Union Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AJ
About The Garden House
The Garden House is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The latest certificate (August 2011) returns a B (score 84), comfortably above the UK average. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from August 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 150 m² the property is well over the postcode median (85 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2002–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £434,000 is 35.6% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£198/sq ft) was about 20.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 14 years since the last transfer (January 2012).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Garden House ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Aug 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Garden House has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Sept 2018ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey link extension with glazed walkway and garage extension
- Documents
- 18 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/02844/FUL
- Sept 2016Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce by 30% 1no. Ash and 1no. Hawthorn (within The Garden House boundary) and reduce lower limb of 1no. Ash and lightly prune branches of 1no. Hawthorn and 1no. Robinia (overhanging The Garden House) within Bishops Castle Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 16/03281/TCA
What's in The Garden House, 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
Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.1% per year over 10 years.
£320,000
Growth on file: 10.1% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
12 January 2012Most recent
£320,000
+156.0%over 9 years4 April 2002
£125,000
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 The Garden House, 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 Union Street homes
The Garden House outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,133
Street avg £2,163
Floor Area
150 m²
Street avg 99 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 6.7 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