5 New Street, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DQ
About 5 New Street
5 New Street is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5DQ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 565 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2009) shows an F (score 25), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from November 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 52 m² it sits well below the postcode median (80 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £181,000 is 35.6% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£236/sq ft) was about 47.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in December 2016.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
5 New Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Nov 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
5 New Street has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£181,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 22 years.
£133,500
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
7 December 2016Most recent
£133,500
+10.3%over 6 years22 July 2010
£121,000
+181.4%over 15 years3 February 1995
£43,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5DQ: £240,000 (2022–2018).
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Versus other New Street homes
5 New Street is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£2,545
Street avg £1,957
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 82 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.7 t/year
Street avg 5.8 t/year
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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
48.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB