Shelsley, Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
About Shelsley
Shelsley is a three-bedroom detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5BU). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a garage conversion, partial demolition and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 34.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£273/sq ft) was about 62.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (September 2016).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Energy performance
Shelsley ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Mar 2026
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge Condition 4 (roof construction/materials) of planning permission No. 16/03771/FUL (for erection of extensions to dwelling, demolition of rear ground floor WC and lobby, and works associated with conversion of attached garage into additional habitable accommodation)
- Agent
- DEREK E TOMLEY
- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/02691/DIS
- May 2017ConditionsIn report
Discharge Conditions 3 (Archaeology) and 5 (Fenestration) of planning permission No. 16/03771/FUL
- Agent
- DEREK E TOMLEY
- Documents
- 15 docs on file
- Reference
- 17/01304/DIS
What's in Shelsley, Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Shelsley valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 13 years.
£408,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
14 September 2016Most recent
£408,000
+25.5%over 9 years21 September 2006
£325,000
+41.3%over 3 years6 July 2003
£230,000
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
£100,0009 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Oct 2019
£422,5003 Castle Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BU
Sold Aug 2014
£180,000
Everything we know about Shelsley, in one report
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Versus other Castle Street homes
Shelsley outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,935
Street avg £2,125
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 11.0 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
47.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB