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Watermead, Woodbatch Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AS

4 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
16
From EPC
Floor area
310 m²
3337 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 17
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Watermead

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

Watermead is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5AS). It has a recorded floor area of 310 m² (around 3337 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it B (May 2011); the latest reading is 5 bands lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 310 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 8 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

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

Watermead 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 May 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
May 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G17
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
43.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

May 2016from May 2011
EPC improved fromB81toG17
Heating System
Gas BoilerStorage Heaters

Heating system changed

Main Fuel
OilElectric

Changed to a more efficient fuel source

Heating Controls
Full ControlManual

Heating controls changed

Hot Water
SolarImmersion (Off-Peak)

Hot water system changed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Watermead, Woodbatch Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Dec 2016
    Conditions
    In report

    Variation of Section 106 for planning application number 09/02215/FUL to remove the S106 agreements

    Reference
    16/05392/VAR106
    View planning record
  2. May 2010
    New BuildFull
    In report

    Erection of two semi-detached affordable dwellings

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    09/02215/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Watermead, Woodbatch Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AS's planning history?

2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Watermead has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£606,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this

No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5AS: £308,000 (2024–2017).

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On the street

Versus other Woodbatch Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Watermead runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

17 (G)

Street avg 64 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

310 m²

Street avg 141 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

43.0 t/year

Street avg 6.0 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

16 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above
Comparables

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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

0.2 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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Watermead, Woodbatch Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AS. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.