The Schoolhouse Bakehouse, Bull Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DA
About The Schoolhouse Bakehouse
The Schoolhouse Bakehouse is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DA). It has a recorded floor area of 330 m² (around 3552 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (October 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 330 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
The Schoolhouse Bakehouse's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Solar PV panels (25 kWp) and Solar water heating installed
Planning history
The Schoolhouse Bakehouse has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
The Schoolhouse Bakehouse has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£829,000
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
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Versus other Bull Lane homes
Floor Area for The Schoolhouse Bakehouse runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
330 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
19.0 t/year
Street avg 8.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 5 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