2 Pound Close, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DJ
About 2 Pound Close
2 Pound Close is a semi-detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows an F (score 24), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The rating has held steady at F across 2 certificates since November 2015. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 67), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 92 m² it's 26% larger than the typical home in the postcode (73 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2019. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
2 Pound Close sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Planning history
2 Pound Close sits within a conservation area — exterior works face additional planning controls.
- Dec 2019Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1no Beech within Bishop's Castle Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 19/05099/TCA
What's in 2 Pound Close, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
2 Pound Close has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£210,000
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 5DJ: £210,000 (2021–2003).
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Versus other Pound Close homes
On epc rating, 2 Pound Close runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
24 (F)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 87 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
0.3 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
48.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB