13 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
About 13 Welsh Street
13 Welsh Street is a mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 199 m² (around 2142 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was G, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets.
At 199 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
13 Welsh Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Planning history
13 Welsh Street sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Feb 2017Tree WorksTreesIn report
Notification of tree works to include the crown thinning of approx.10% of Fir Tree and Leylandi Trees; crown reduction of approx.10% of Leylandi within Bishops Castle Conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00334/TCA
What's in 13 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
13 Welsh Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£405,000
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
Everything we know about 13 Welsh Street, in one report
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Versus other Welsh Street homes
On floor area, 13 Welsh Street stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
41 (E)
Street avg 52 (E)
Floor Area
199 m²
Street avg 116 m²
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 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