Linnet Cottage Annexe, Lydham, Bishops Castle, SY9 5HQ
About Linnet Cottage Annexe
Linnet Cottage Annexe is a detached house in Lydham, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5HQ). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in October 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor; while wall efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
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Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Linnet Cottage Annexe has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Linnet Cottage Annexe has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£220,000
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 2 sales in SY9 5HQ: £405,000 (2006–2001).
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.6dB