24 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
About 24 Welsh Street
24 Welsh Street is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BT). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (October 2020) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in August 2020 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2017. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
24 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
Hot water system upgraded
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- May 2017SubdivisionFullIn report
Sub-division of one dwelling into two dwellings and creation of parking bay
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/00643/FUL
What's in 24 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
24 Welsh Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£260,000
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 5BT: £210,000 (2024–2023).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BT
8 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
Sold Sept 2024
£225,000Foxglove Cottage, Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
Sold Apr 2024
£275,00010 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
Sold Apr 2024
£136,00016 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
Sold Aug 2023
£180,00018 Welsh Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BT
Sold Jul 2023
£210,000
Everything we know about 24 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
Floor Area for 24 Welsh Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 90 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.5 t/year
Street avg 7.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 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
47.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB