30 Grange Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AP
About 30 Grange Road
30 Grange Road is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AP). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2012); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 79 m² the property is well over the postcode median (46 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Across 1998–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 39.4% above the 2012 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 114% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in July 2012, so it's been off the market for around 14 years.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
30 Grange Road'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
30 Grange Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
30 Grange Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.3% per year over 14 years.
£180,000
Growth on file: 10.3% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
24 July 2012Most recent
£180,000
+71.4%over 9 years26 June 2003
£105,000
+121.1%over 4 years4 December 1998
£47,500
Median price across the last 4 sales in SY9 5AP: £102,500 (2018–1995).
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Versus other Grange Road homes
Price per m² for 30 Grange Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,278
Street avg £1,399
Floor Area
79 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
0.3 km
Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.1dB