Upper Bryn, Bryn, Bishops Castle, SY9 5LE
About Upper Bryn
Upper Bryn is a detached house in Bryn, Bishops Castle, Bishops Castle (SY9 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 28 years, with the last transfer in September 1998. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £447,000 sits 1017.5% above the 1998 sale of £40,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£27/sq ft) was about 88.2% below the postcode norm. At 136 m² it's 16% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (162 m² median across 6 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Oct 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
Upper Bryn has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Upper Bryn was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£447,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£40,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 September 1998Most recent
£40,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY9 5LE: £410,000 (2023–2012).
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Versus the street
Price per m² for Upper Bryn lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£294
Street avg £2,660
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 213 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 12.6 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