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Castle Gate House, Market Square, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BN

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 36
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Castle Gate House

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

Castle Gate House is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1991-1995. The latest certificate (May 2012) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 118 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last sold in January 2014, so it's been off the market for around 12 years. Across 2000–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £322,000 is 46.4% above the 2014 sale price.

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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.

Castle Gate House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F36
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
9.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Castle Gate House, Market Square, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Castle Gate House sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.

  1. Aug 2022
    Tree WorksTrees
    In report

    Crown reduction of 3no. Portugese Laurels by 2metres within Bishop's Castle Conservation Area

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    22/03317/TCA
    View planning record
  2. Dec 2015
    Conditions
    In report

    Discharge of Condition 5 (Window Design) attached to Planning Permission SS/1/00/11134/LB

    Agent
    Gwynfor Humphreys & Co
    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    15/05315/DIS
    View planning record

What's in Castle Gate House, Market Square, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BN's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and 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.

Castle Gate House has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£322,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2014)

£220,000

Growth on file: 9.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 10 January 2014Most recent

    £220,000

    -11.1%over 5 years

  2. 24 July 2008

    £247,500

    +269.4%over 8 years

  3. 30 March 2000

    £67,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BN: £192,500 (2024–2023).

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On the street

Versus other Market Square homes

Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Castle Gate House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,864

Street avg £2,642

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 111 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.7 t/year

Street avg 7.9 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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£375k

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4 bed2 bath
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1 Brick Meadow

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4 bed2 bath
£405k

1 Grange Gardens, Church Lane

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3 bed
£250k

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1 Grange Court, Kerry Lane

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2 bed1 bath
£466k

1 Glebe Meadow, Lydham

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5 bed2 bath
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.

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 5BN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY9 5BN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.4dB

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 Castle Gate House, Market Square, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.