The Barn, Chapel Yard, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE
About The Barn
The Barn is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DE). It has a recorded floor area of 93 m² (around 1002 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (December 2009) shows a C (score 70). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from December 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £356,000 is 43.5% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£248/sq ft) was about 66.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (October 2014). 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. At 93 m² it's 25.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (125 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
The Barn'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Dec 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
- May 2004RenovationHeritageIn report
Revision to 1/02/13658/LB to include a hipped roof detail and insertion of window
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SS/1/03/15170/LB
- Nov 2002ConversionFullIn report
Conversion of storage building to a dwelling and garage.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SS/1/02/13657/F
What's in The Barn, Chapel Yard, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DE's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The Barn valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£356,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.1% per year over 8 years.
£248,000
Growth on file: -0.1% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
23 October 2014Most recent
£248,000
-0.8%over 7 years15 November 2006
£249,950
Median price across the last 4 sales in SY9 5DE: £154,000 (2019–1995).
Everything we know about The Barn, 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 Chapel Yard homes
EPC Rating for The Barn runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
70 (C)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
93 m²
Street avg 118 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 7.6 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 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.
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
48.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB