Bryn House, Bryn, Bishops Castle, SY9 5LE
About Bryn House
Bryn House is a detached house in Bryn, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 550 m² (around 5920 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in July 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on oil.
At 550 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £775,000 sits 118.3% above the 2014 sale of £355,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£60/sq ft) was about 74.2% below the postcode norm. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 12 years since the last transfer (July 2014).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Bryn House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Bryn House has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
- Feb 2019RenovationHeritageIn report
Minor internal alterations to Bryn House; addition and replacement of windows; works to Bryn Cottage include insertion of new facilities, heating/plumbing systems; general remedial works
New Windows- Documents
- 27 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05172/LBC
- Feb 2019Solar PanelsFullIn report
Installation of free-standing solar photo-voltaic panels (amended description)
- Documents
- 31 docs on file
- Reference
- 18/05171/FUL
What's in Bryn House, Bryn, Bishops Castle, SY9 5LE's planning history?
3 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Bryn House valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£775,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£355,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
13 July 2014Most recent
£355,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5LE: £410,000 (2023–1999).
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Versus the street
Bryn House outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£645
Street avg £2,543
Floor Area
550 m²
Street avg 144 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
25.0 t/year
Street avg 9.4 t/year
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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
42.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.3dB