Snowdrop Cottage, 17, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JX
About Snowdrop Cottage
Snowdrop Cottage is a detached house in Colebatch, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5JX). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a G (score 1), near the bottom of the EPC scale. Main heating runs on wood logs.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £362,000 is 34.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£282/sq ft) was about 49.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2020 for £270,000.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
- Jun 2021ConditionsIn report
Discharge Conditions 3 (archaeological WSI) and 4 (bat and bird boxes) of planning permission No. 21/00942/FUL
- Agent
- Inklines Ltd
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/02712/DIS
- May 2021DemolitionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of two-storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension, and repositioning of oil tank
- Agent
- Inklines Ltd
Extension- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- 21/00942/FUL
What's in Snowdrop Cottage, 17, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JX's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Snowdrop Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£362,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£270,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 October 2020Most recent
£270,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5JX: £190,000 (2024–2005).
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Versus the street
Snowdrop Cottage is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
1 (G)
Street avg 7 (G)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 78 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 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
1.3 km
The Community College, Bishop's Castle. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB