What type of property is The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN is a 4-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN last sold for £275,000 in October 2016, around 10 years ago. Before that, it sold for £218,000 in March 2004, so prices have been rising over 13 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

Across 2 sales between March 2004 and October 2016, The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN rose from £218,000 to £275,000, a change of £57,000. That works out to roughly +1.9% per year compounded over 13 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN have?

The current EPC rating for The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in May 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (1,733 sq ft), around 40 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 68% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY9 5AN. Source: EPC Register.

How is The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN heated?

The latest EPC at The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN is in council tax band D.

Where is The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN located?

The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

Is The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN in a safe area?

Police records around The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 92% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN?

The closest primary school to The Firs, Corporation Street, SY9 5AN is Bishops Castle Primary School (128m). The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (549m).

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The Firs, Corporation Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AN

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

161 m²

1733 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About The Firs

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

The Firs is a four-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AN). It has a recorded floor area of 161 m² (around 1733 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

At 161 m² the property is well over the postcode median (95 m² across 16 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2004–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £390,000 is 41.8% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£159/sq ft) was about 15.5% below the postcode norm. Last sold in October 2016, so it's been off the market for around 10 years.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
DrivewayYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

The Firs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 11 May 2025

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against The Firs, Corporation Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

The Firs has no planning applications on record.

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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The Firs valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£390,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.9% per year over 13 years.

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Last sold (2016)

£275,000

Growth on file: 1.9% per year over 13 years.

Sales timeline

6 October 2016Most recent
£275,000
+26.1%over 12 years
19 March 2004
£218,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AN: £200,000 (2025–2022).

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On the street

Versus other Corporation Street homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

The Firs outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,708

Street avg £2,010

On par

Floor Area

161 m²

Street avg 108 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishops Castle district page.

Full Bishops Castle report

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

0.1 km

Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY9 5AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5AN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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