8 Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About 8 Bull Lane
8 Bull Lane is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 104), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2006. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). Across 2003–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 22.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £235,000 is 34.3% above the 2006 sale price.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
8 Bull Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
8 Bull Lane has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2006ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of an extension to dwelling
- Reference
- SS/1/06/17820/F
What's in 8 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
8 Bull Lane has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2003.
£235,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 22.6% per year over 3 years.
£174,995
Growth on file: 22.6% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2006Most recent
£174,995
+101.1%over 3 years1 May 2003
£87,000
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 8 Bull Lane, in one report
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Versus other Bull Lane homes
Years Held for 8 Bull Lane runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,083
Street avg £2,725
Floor Area
84 m²
Street avg 135 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.1 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
0.5 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