What type of property is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ?

8 High Street, SY9 5BQ is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

How energy efficient is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ?

The current EPC rating for 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ is F with a score of 27 out of 100, lodged in January 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ?

8 High Street, SY9 5BQ has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (1,227 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 41% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY9 5BQ. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ heated?

The latest EPC at 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ records dual fuel as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ have?

8 High Street, SY9 5BQ has 2 approved extension applications on file including single-storey extension and single-storey rear extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ?

8 High Street, SY9 5BQ 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.

Where is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ located?

8 High Street, SY9 5BQ sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

Is 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ in a safe area?

Police records around 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ 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.

Which schools serve 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ?

The closest primary school to 8 High Street, SY9 5BQ is Bishops Castle Primary School (392m). The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (601m).

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8 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ

2 planning records

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

114 m²

1227 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 27

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 High Street

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

8 High Street is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BQ). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 27), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on dual fuel. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 114 m² it's 26.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 17 EPCs).

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

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Trends

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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 High Street'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 14 Jan 2025

EPC Rating

F27

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

12.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 High Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

Jun 2018
ExtensionConditions
In report
Extension: Single storey
(amended) Variation of Condition No. 2 attached to Planning Permission 17/017017/FUL dated 31 May 2017 to change roof from hipped to flat roof, and to add a ground floor WC extension
Agent
Jonathan Greig Architect
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
18/01089/VAR
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May 2017
ExtensionFull
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of first floor extension to rear elevation
Documents
11 docs on file
Reference
17/01717/FUL
View planning record

What's in 8 High Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BQ'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.

8 High Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£238,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BQ: £375,000 (2024–2013).

Nearby sales in SY9 5BQ

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 8 High Street runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

27 (F)

Street avg 42 (E)

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Floor Area

114 m²

Street avg 194 m²

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CO₂ Emissions

12.0 t/year

Street avg 11.0 t/year

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Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.4dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5BQ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.7dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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