Moonbeam Cottage, Chapel Yard, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE
About Moonbeam Cottage
Moonbeam Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (August 2023) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in April 2019 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 96 m² it's 23.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 m² median across 3 EPCs). Across 2000–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £278,000 is 18.3% above the 2019 sale price. Last sale on file: £235,000 in September 2019.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Moonbeam Cottage'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 upgraded for better temperature management
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Moonbeam Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Moonbeam Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.
£278,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 19 years.
£235,000
Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
12 September 2019Most recent
£235,000
+7.8%over 12 years25 October 2006
£218,000
+142.2%over 6 years3 October 2000
£90,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in SY9 5DE: £248,000 (2014–1995).
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Versus other Chapel Yard homes
On epc rating, Moonbeam Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
40 (E)
Street avg 60 (D)
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 117 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 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
0.4 km
Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB