9 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
About 9 Castle Street
9 Castle Street is a mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 237 m² (around 2551 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2019) shows a G (score 20), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Earlier certificates rated it F (February 2016); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 237 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). Across 2016–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 20.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 23.3% below the postcode norm. Most recent transfer: October 2019 at £422,500.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
9 Castle Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Planning history
9 Castle Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Castle Street was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 4 years.
£422,500
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£422,500
+17.4%over 3 years29 March 2016
£360,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5BU: £100,000 (2024–2016).
Nearby sales in SY9 5BU
5 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Oct 2024
£189,0001 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Jul 2020
£74,00011 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Oct 2019
£100,000Shelsley, Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Sept 2016
£408,0003 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Aug 2014
£180,000
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Versus other Castle Street homes
9 Castle Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£1,783
Street avg £2,269
Floor Area
237 m²
Street avg 109 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
24.0 t/year
Street avg 9.5 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB