Ravensford, Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
About Ravensford
Ravensford is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 947 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (June 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £346,000 is 44.5% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£253/sq ft) was about 55.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Ravensford has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
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Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1996.
£346,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 14 years.
£239,500
Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
27 May 2010Most recent
£239,500
+22.8%15 January 2010
£195,000
+163.5%over 13 years31 July 1996
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BD: £270,000 (2023–1999).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BD
Carlisle, Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
Sold Jun 2023
£300,0007 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
Sold Oct 2022
£327,5006 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
Sold Dec 2018
£270,0003 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
Sold Sept 2005
£170,0004 Lavender Bank, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BD
Sold Dec 1999
£67,000
Everything we know about Ravensford, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Recent ownership pattern worth a look
Versus other Lavender Bank homes
Price per m²
£2,722
Street avg £2,549
Floor Area
88 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.3 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB