1 Brook Cottage, Norbury, Bishops Castle, SY9 5DY
About 1 Brook Cottage
1 Brook Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Norbury, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5DY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2020) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 110), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (124 m² across 3 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
1 Brook Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
1 Brook Cottage has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
1 Brook Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£214,000
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 4 sales in SY9 5DY: £377,500 (2020–2003).
Everything we know about 1 Brook Cottage, 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 the street
On floor area, 1 Brook Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
42 (E)
Street avg 44 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 139 m²
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 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
1.0 km
Stiperstones CofE 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
42.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB