The Mount, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About The Mount
The Mount is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 69 m² (around 743 sq ft) and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 69 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 15 EPCs).
Know exactly what you're buying at The Mount
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Mount's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Feb 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
The Mount has an approved extension on the planning record.
- Apr 2021Tree WorksTreesIn report
To reduce 1No Beech tree by 1-3m within Bishops Castle Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 21/01235/TCA
- Sept 2011AmendmentIn report
Non material admendment to Planning Permission SS/1/08/21366/F
- Reference
- 11/04259/AMP
What's in The Mount, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Mount has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£409,000
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
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 The Mount, 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
The Mount outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
69 m²
Street avg 136 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 9.8 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