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Bona Vista, Station Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DD

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
144 m²
1550 sq ft
Energy rating
G
Score 10
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Bona Vista

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

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

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Oct 2025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

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
G10
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
18.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Bona Vista, Station Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

  1. Jun 2003
    SubdivisionFull
    In 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
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Bona Vista has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£395,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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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On the street

Versus other Station Street homes

Four headline reads against 3 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Bona Vista runs well behind the street norm.

EPC Rating

10 (G)

Street avg 45 (E)

Strongly below

Floor Area

144 m²

Street avg 113 m²

Above

CO₂ Emissions

18.0 t/year

Street avg 8.7 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishops Castle district page.

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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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY9 5DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY9 5DD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Bona Vista, Station Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.