17 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS

17 Welsh Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2023) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good and window efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record.

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1996–2012, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £294,000 sits 86.7% above the 2012 sale of £157,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£92/sq ft) was about 32.3% below the postcode norm. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2017. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Last changed hands 14 years ago, in July 2012.