21 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
About 21 High Street
21 High Street is a mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BE). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2009. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold August 2021 for £220,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2000–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £274,000 is 24.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£175/sq ft) was about 21.9% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
21 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Dec 2009AmendmentIn report
Application for Certificate of Lawful Development for the use of 21 High Street (as a whole) as a dwelling.
- Agent
- Kester Cunningham John
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 09/03227/CPE
What's in 21 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2000.
£274,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.0% per year over 21 years.
£220,000
Growth on file: 4.0% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
12 August 2021Most recent
£220,000
+18.9%over 2 years20 December 2018
£185,000
11 February 2016
£185,000
-9.8%over 6 years26 October 2009
£205,000
+115.8%over 9 years8 May 2000
£95,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BE: £225,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BE
1 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
Sold Nov 2024
£305,00027 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
Sold Aug 2024
£180,00025a, High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
Sold Feb 2022
£225,00039a, High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
Sold Apr 2018
£205,00023 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BE
Sold Dec 2008
£315,000
Everything we know about 21 High Street, in one report
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Versus other High Street homes
On epc rating, 21 High Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,880
Street avg £3,226
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 8.4 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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
0.4 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB