Beech Tree Cottage, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About Beech Tree Cottage
Beech Tree Cottage is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2023) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in August 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
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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 Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Solar water heating installed
Planning history
Beech Tree Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Beech Tree Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£316,000
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 5DA: £240,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in SY9 5DA
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£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
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Versus other Bull Lane homes
EPC Rating for Beech Tree Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 134 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 9.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.5 km
Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB