23, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
About 23
23 is a detached house in Colebatch, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5JY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 748 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2010) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 41). Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from February 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it sits well below the postcode median (161 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Last sale on file: £265,000 in August 2024. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2001–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£354/sq ft) was about 193.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
23's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2020
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Aug 2006RenovationHeritageIn report
Insertion of beam under ridge purlin & props; removal of ceiling & joists; removal of internal partition & repairs to chimney
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- SS/1/06/18378/LB
- Jun 2005RenovationHeritageIn report
Removal of internal stud wall, 2 doors and one short panelled wall from upper floor bedroom; removal of reproduction Victorian fireplace and fill in and replace 2 upper floor windows
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- SS/1/05/16962/LB
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Sales history & valuation
23 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£286,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.9% per year over 23 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 3.9% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
11 August 2024Most recent
£265,000
-5.4%over 4 years5 September 2019
£280,000
+40.0%over 8 years16 February 2011
£200,000
+81.8%over 9 years4 October 2001
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5JY: £125,000 (2020–2015).
Nearby sales in SY9 5JY
Shady Hollow, The War House, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
Sold Sept 2020
£125,000The Firs, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
Sold Jul 2018
£350,00019, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
Sold Jul 2018
£30,000Fir Tree House, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
Sold Sept 2010
£337,500Shady Hollow, Colebatch, Bishops Castle, SY9 5JY
Sold Feb 2009
£125,000
Everything we know about 23, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Environmental risk flagged
Versus the street
23 is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 153 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 9.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 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
43.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB