1 The Gardens, Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
About 1 The Gardens
1 The Gardens is a one-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1983-1990. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 62). Main heating runs on dual fuel.
At 137 m² it's 15.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 15 EPCs). 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.
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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
- Bedrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
Energy performance
1 The Gardens's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 The Gardens has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 The Gardens has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£358,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 5BS: £230,000 (2023–2022).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BS
Black Lion House, Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Dec 2023
£400,00029 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Dec 2023
£120,00027 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Oct 2022
£230,00041 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Jul 2022
£170,0003 The Gardens, Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Jan 2022
£280,000
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Versus other Welsh Street homes
On habitable rooms, 1 The Gardens stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
47 (E)
Street avg 51 (E)
Floor Area
137 m²
Street avg 120 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.2 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB