27 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
About 27 Welsh Street
27 Welsh Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BS). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2019. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (125 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 13.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£305/sq ft) was about 139.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Know exactly what you're buying at 27 Welsh Street
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Listed buildingYes
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
27 Welsh Street has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Apr 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
Replacement of two front and three rear windows; addition of weatherboarding to the rear; re-decoration of front rendered wall affecting a Grade II Listed Building
ListedNew Windows- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 19/01198/LBC
What's in 27 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 13.9% per year over 3 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 13.9% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
13 October 2022Most recent
£230,000
+56.5%over 3 years9 May 2019
£147,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BS: £280,000 (2023–2020).
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
£120,00041 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Jul 2022
£170,0003 The Gardens, Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Jan 2022
£280,00025 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BS
Sold Oct 2020
£440,000
Everything we know about 27 Welsh Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Welsh Street homes
Years Held for 27 Welsh Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,286
Street avg £1,843
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 124 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 7.2 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
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB