What kind of home is Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ?

Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ is a detached house.

What energy rating does Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ have?

The current EPC rating for Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ is G with a score of 1 out of 100, lodged in October 2025. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ?

Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ has a recorded floor area of 377 m² (4,058 sq ft). That makes it about 293% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY9 5HZ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ use?

The latest EPC at Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ records house coal as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ in?

Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ sits in Bishops Castle. It falls within the SY9 postcode district.

How safe is the area around Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ?

Police records around Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 92% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near Lower Lea Farm, SY9 5HZ?

The closest secondary is The Community College, Bishop's Castle (2.8km).

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Lower Lea Farm, Bishops Castle, SY9 5HZ

Property type

Detached

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

377 m²

4058 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 1

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About Lower Lea Farm

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

Lower Lea Farm is a detached house in Bishops Castle (SY9 5HZ). It has a recorded floor area of 377 m² (around 4058 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (October 2025) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 62), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on house coal.

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Valuation

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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.

Lower Lea Farm's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

30.0 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lower Lea Farm, Bishops Castle, SY9 5HZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lower Lea Farm has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Lower Lea Farm has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£616,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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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 3 sales in SY9 5HZ: £110,000 (2013–1995).

Nearby sales in SY9 5HZ

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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

2.8 km

The Community College, Bishop's Castle. 1 school nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY9 5HZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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