2 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
About 2 High Street
2 High Street is a six-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2019) shows a G (score 17), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include outbuildings and a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.
One planning application is currently pending a decision in 2024. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (90 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 6 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £550,000 in April 2024.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms6
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- BasementYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
2 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
2 High Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Sept 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1no. Sycamore (T1), 30% crown reduction of 1no. Photinia (T2), 30% reduction of 1no. Bay (T3) and reduce leaders that extend over the road by 1.5 metres from 1no. Apple tree (T4) within Bishop's Castle Conservation Area
- Agent
- Ahead For Trees
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/03393/TCA
What's in 2 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 High Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£518,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.4% per year over 23 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 6.4% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
9 April 2024Most recent
£550,000
+307.4%over 22 years13 August 2001
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BQ: £372,500 (2021–2012).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BQ
The Manse, High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
Sold Aug 2021
£425,000Flat, 36 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
Sold Apr 2019
£340,000The Chestnuts, High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
Sold Mar 2019
£375,0004 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
Sold Dec 2013
£372,50026a, High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ
Sold Mar 2007
£129,725
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Versus other High Street homes
Years Held for 2 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,402
Street avg £1,668
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 181 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
15.0 t/year
Street avg 10.7 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
0.4 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
40.7dB