Detached
£436,066
55% above the Bishop's Castle average
29.3% of sales
What is the average house price in Bishop's Castle? £282,000
The average house price in Bishop's Castle is £282,000, based on 14 homes sold in the 12 months to August 2026. Prices are down 0.0% (£65) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.0%
- Sold in 12 months
- 14
- Data up to
- August 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Bishop's Castle?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£228,000
19% below the Bishop's Castle average
34.1% of sales
Terraced
£263,857
6% below the Bishop's Castle average
34.1% of sales
Are house prices in Bishop's Castle going up or down?
House prices in Bishop's Castle are falling: down 0.0% (£65) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 25.4% (£57,108).
Past 12 months
−0.0%
−£65From £282,065 to £282,000
£287,890£240,981
Past 10 years
+25.4%
+£57,108From £224,892 to £282,000
£315,663£224,892
Quick answers for Bishop's Castle
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£550,000
Highest average, reached in August 2019
How many homes sold?
14
Recorded so far for the 12 months to August 2026
What sells most often?
Semi-detached houses
34.1% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
26.8% of sales
How many people live in Bishop's Castle?
1,816
620 people per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Population density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Bishop's Castle?
863
295 households per square mile · High (Census 2021)
Household density is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Bishop's Castle?
67 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 83% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 9.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.6% of the area · 0 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Bishop's Castle?
63 crimes per 1,000 residents
High · +12.9% on the previous year · 12 months to August 2026
Crime rate is High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
How does Bishop's Castle rank?
167th most expensive area of Shropshire.
Compared with 200 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Bishop's Castle?
The highest recorded sale prices in Bishop's Castle, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
old vicarage church lane, shropshire
£823,000
Sold September 2016
View house details
How do house prices in Bishop's Castle compare with nearby areas?
Bishop's Castle compared with the 6 nearest other areas in Shropshire.
Bishop's Castle vs Colebatch
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- Colebatch
- £472,500+£190,500
Open comparison
Bishop's Castle vs Lydham
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- Lydham
- £247,500−£34,500
Open comparison
Bishop's Castle vs Lydbury North
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- Lydbury North
- £420,428+£138,428
Open comparison
Bishop's Castle vs More
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- More
- £150,000−£132,000
Open comparison
Bishop's Castle vs Mainstone
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- Mainstone
- £200,000−£82,000
Open comparison
Bishop's Castle vs Norbury
- Bishop's Castle
- £282,000
- Norbury
- £690,000+£408,000
Open comparison
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 4 November 2026 at 05:11 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The Bishop's Castle dataset covers 72 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.