Bona Vista, Station Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DD
About Bona Vista
Bona Vista is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DD). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (October 2015) shows a G (score 10), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2003. Past consents include subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 21% larger than the typical home in the postcode (119 m² median across 3 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bona Vista'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Jun 2003SubdivisionFullIn report
Conversion of first floor to form self-contained accommodation ancillary to main dwelling; and holiday letting.
Change of Use- Reference
- SS/1/03/14501/F
What's in Bona Vista, Station Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DD's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Bona Vista has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£395,000
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 2 sales in SY9 5DD: £272,500 (2023–2008).
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Versus other Station Street homes
On epc rating, Bona Vista runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
10 (G)
Street avg 45 (E)
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 113 m²
CO₂ Emissions
18.0 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 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.
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
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB