What type of property is 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD?

7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD last change hands?

7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD last sold for £327,500 in October 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £72,000 in February 1999, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD?

Across 2 sales between February 1999 and October 2022, 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD rose from £72,000 to £327,500, a change of £255,500. That works out to roughly +6.6% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD is E with a score of 54 out of 100, lodged in May 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD?

7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (1,012 sq ft), around 31 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD heated?

The latest EPC at 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD records oil as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD?

7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD is in council tax band D.

Where is 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD located?

7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

Is 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD in a safe area?

Police records around 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD 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 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD?

The closest primary school to 7 Lavender Bank, SY9 5BD is Bishops Castle Primary School (176m). The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (699m).

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7 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

94 m²

1012 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 54

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 7 Lavender Bank

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

7 Lavender Bank is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 94 m² (around 1012 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 62.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2022 for £327,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
GarageDetached

Energy

Energy performance

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

7 Lavender Bank's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E54

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Oil

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Lavender Bank 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.

Latest sale on 7 Lavender Bank was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£323,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£327,500

Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

3 October 2022Most recent
£327,500
+354.9%over 23 years
16 February 1999
£72,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BD: £239,500 (2023–2005).

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On the street

Versus other Lavender Bank homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

7 Lavender Bank outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,484

Street avg £2,397

Strongly above

Floor Area

94 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.0 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

Below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.0dB

Low

55 dB

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65 dB

70 dB

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