Middle Bailey, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About Middle Bailey
Middle Bailey is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2014) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £442,000 is 31% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 21.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in November 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 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
Middle Bailey'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 May 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at Middle Bailey is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Dec 2007Tree WorksTreesIn report
Felling of an acacia, a western hemlock, a silver birch and two pine trees. Lopping of a maple.
- Reference
- SS/1/07/20112/TC
- Dec 2003Tree WorksTreesIn report
Thinning of 1 x Acacia Robina and Removal of a young Oak
- Reference
- SS/1/03/15162/TC
What's in Middle Bailey, 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
Middle Bailey valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£442,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£337,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
20 November 2015Most recent
£337,500
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 Middle Bailey, in one report
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Versus other Bull Lane homes
Floor Area for Middle Bailey runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £2,673
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 130 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.3 t/year
Street avg 9.4 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