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Windmill Cottage, Montgomery Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5EZ

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
117 m²
1259 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 30
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Windmill Cottage

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

Windmill Cottage is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5EZ). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2014) shows an F (score 30), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 59), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on bulk wood pellets. The latest certificate is from September 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2016. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 28% above the 2011 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£298/sq ft) was about 69.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in October 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Windmill Cottage's carbon output is low for the local stock.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Sept 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F30
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
—
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Windmill Cottage, Montgomery Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5EZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Windmill Cottage has an approved single-storey side extension on the planning record.

  1. Dec 2016
    ExtensionFull
    In report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Erection of single storey side extension

    Documents
    7 docs on file
    Reference
    16/03267/FUL
    View planning record

What's in Windmill Cottage, Montgomery Road, Bishops Castle, SY9 5EZ's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Windmill Cottage has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£480,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2011)

£375,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 6 October 2011Most recent

    £375,000

    +294.7%over 15 years

  2. 30 May 1996

    £95,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5EZ: £270,000 (2023–1996).

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Bishops Castle district page.
Full Bishops Castle report

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

0.7 km

Bishops Castle Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY9 5EZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY9 5EZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5EZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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