What kind of home is 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

When did 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH last change hands?

8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH last sold for £138,000 in February 2015, around 11 years ago. Before that, it sold for £95,950 in May 2003, so prices have been rising over 12 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between May 2003 and February 2015, 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH rose from £95,950 to £138,000, a change of £42,050. That works out to roughly +3.1% per year compounded over 12 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

The current EPC rating for 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH is C with a score of 73 out of 100, lodged in December 2011. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (758 sq ft), around 35 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY9 5BH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH use?

The latest EPC at 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH in?

8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

What is crime like near 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

Police records around 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH 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.

What schools are near 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH?

The closest primary school to 8 Welsh Street Gardens, SY9 5BH is Bishops Castle Primary School (363m). The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (884m).

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8 Welsh Street Gardens, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BH

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

70 m²

758 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 73

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 8 Welsh Street Gardens

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

8 Welsh Street Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BH). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 758 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2011) shows a C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 70 m² it's 15.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 8 EPCs). Across 2003–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £191,000 is 38.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 16% below the postcode norm. 11 years since the last transfer (February 2015).

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Valuation

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Risks

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Sold prices

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes

Outside

Private gardenFront and rear
ParkingAllocated

Energy

Energy performance

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

8 Welsh Street Gardens's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Dec 2021

EPC Rating

C73

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

3.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Welsh Street Gardens, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Welsh Street Gardens has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

8 Welsh Street Gardens valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£191,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.1% per year over 12 years.

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Last sold (2015)

£138,000

Growth on file: 3.1% per year over 12 years.

Sales timeline

5 February 2015Most recent
£138,000
+43.8%over 11 years
15 May 2003
£95,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BH: £177,500 (2024–2015).

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On the street

Versus other Welsh Street Gardens homes

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

8 Welsh Street Gardens outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,959

Street avg £2,664

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.7 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

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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

0.4 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 5BH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.1dB

Low

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