1 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About 1 Bull Lane
1 Bull Lane is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 872 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2015) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 97), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from December 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £282,000 is 31.2% above the 2009 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£247/sq ft) was about 28.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Dec 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2010RenovationFullIn report
Rebuilding unsound wall and remodelling elevations
- Agent
- Architect
- Documents
- 16 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/00176/FUL
- Sept 2005FullIn report
Cladding of part of gable with weather boarding.
- Reference
- SS/1/05/17279/F
What's in 1 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2001.
£282,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.2% per year over 8 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 12.2% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2009Most recent
£215,000
+160.6%over 8 years23 February 2001
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5DA: £240,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SY9 5DA
15 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
Sold Jun 2025
£116,500Claremont, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
Sold Sept 2023
£760,0007 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
Sold May 2023
£115,200Mount Cottage, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
Sold Nov 2020
£240,0004 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
Sold Feb 2020
£175,000
Everything we know about 1 Bull Lane, 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 Bull Lane homes
On epc rating, 1 Bull Lane stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,654
Street avg £2,653
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 9.7 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
0.5 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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB