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Church Street, Oswestry, SY11.

Key Features

  • Former Traditionally Stone/Brick Built Smithy
  • Sympathetically Refurbished
  • Original Cast Iron Windows
  • Currently Used as a Recording Studio
  • Heavy Sound Insulation
  • Acoustic Sloping Ceiling

Description

A former traditionally built Smithy in centre of the popular town of Oswestry. Currently utilised as a recording studio and offices, the building could be used for a number of uses, (STPP). The property provides ample parking for several vehicles.

Directions - The property can be found at the rear of Prezzo's Restaurant in the centre of town on Church Street. Vehicular access is via the archway adjacent.

Situation - The property is set in the centre of the picturesque borderland town of Oswestry in a tucked away location. The town is the third largest in Shropshire with a former Borough popular of approximately 33,000 and town population of approximately 17,500 and has a wealth of character and facilities on offer. The town also benefits from easy access onto the A5/A483/A495 leading to the larger towns of Shrewsbury, Telford and the Midlands and north to Wrexham, Chester and beyond.

Description - The property comprises a former traditionally built, brick and stone Smithy. The property has been refurnished by the current owners sympathetically but has retained its historic purpose, where possible. As a result the building received a Civic Society Award at the time. One of the building's main features are the original cast iron windows.

Ground Floor - Double timber doorway entrance into a small foyer.

Recording Room - 5.19m x 5.11m max (17'0" x 16'9" max) - With heavy sound insulation, ceiling mounted air conditioning unit, sliding glass doorway through to:

Principal Room - 4.56m x 6.74m (14'11" x 22'1") - With acoustic block walling, heavy sound insulation, acoustic sloping ceiling, storage space.

Kitchen/Diner - 3.19m x 3.72m (10'5" x 12'2") - With separate fitted kitchen with surfaces, cupboards with single drainer sink unit. WC off with wash hand basin.

Principal Recording Room - 5.72m x 5.33m (18'9" x 17'5") - With substantial double glazed archway entrance to parking area, feature original heavy timber beams, air conditioning unit and perimeter trunking. Floor to ceiling height approximately 5.7m.

Storage Area - 2.69m x 1.59m (8'9" x 5'2") - With incoming 3 phase electrical supply. Staircase to mezzanine above.

Total gross internal floor area approximately 1,450 sq.ft. / 134.71 m.sq

Net internal floor arear approximately 1,311 sq.ft/ 121.80 m.sq.

First Floor - Accessed internally from the buildings and separately via a high quality cast iron external staircase. Note that this is a solid pre-cast Bison beam and block floor, sound insulated and incorporating services below.

Main Office Room - 12.95m x 5.72m (42'5" x 18'9") - In a residential conversion, this could easily form a number of bedrooms.

Staff Meeting Room/Kitchen - 2.50m x 2.0m (8'2" x 6'6") - With fitted kitchen and seating area.

Galleried Area - 4.26m x 1.85m (13'11" x 6'0") - Overlooking the principal recording room.

Separate Ladies And Gents Wc -

Gross internal floor area approximately 1,009 sq.ft / 93.69 m.sq.

Net internal floor area approximately 965 sq.ft. / 89.65 m.sq.

Total Net Internal Floor Area Approximately 2,276 sq.ft. / 211.45 m.sq.

Outside Area - The building has a substantial gravelled area to the front which, if used only for parking would create around 7 spaces or could equally well be used for amenity and gardens.

There is a pedestrian right of way via an adjoining separate alleyway leading onto Church Street, and a main vehicular access lane which is within the title. This leads onto Church Street via a right of way.

General Remarks -

Tenure - The freehold interest with vacant possession of the entire building and land.

Business Rates - The building has a rateable value of £11,000. The present owner does not have to pay rates for 2024/2025 as they are classed as a small business and therefore fall under the threshold. Interested parties should speak to the local Council - Shropshire Council on , to ascertain what level of business rates will be applicable. Concessions may apply.

Services - Mains electricity, water and drainage are understood to be connected. No services have been tested.

Viewings - Strictly by appointment via the Agents, Halls, 20 Church Street, Oswestry, SY11 2SP - .

Anti-Money Laundering (Aml) Checks - We are legally obligated to undertake anti-money laundering checks on all property purchasers. Whilst we are responsible for ensuring that these checks, and any ongoing monitoring, are conducted properly; the initial checks will be handled on our behalf by a specialist company, Movebutler, who will reach out to you once your offer has been accepted. The charge for these checks is £30 (plus VAT) per purchaser, which covers the necessary data collection and any manual checks or monitoring that may be required. This cost must be paid in advance, directly to Movebutler, before a memorandum of sale can be issued, and is non-refundable. We thank you for your cooperation.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
B
Date Posted
2026-01-29

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

Electricity
Mains
Water
Mains
Heating
Electric Heating
Broadband
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Sewerage
Mains

Rights & Restrictions

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Private Rights of Way
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

Accessibility
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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

2.3 Gbps

Gigabit full fibre

Suitable for

  • 4K streaming on every screen
  • Full-time home working
  • Online gaming & big downloads

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy364 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    130
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Woodside Primary School897 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    558
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery995 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    1 to 11
    Pupils
    316
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • The Meadows Primary School0.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    268
    Type
    Community school
  • Morda CofE Primary School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    5 to 11
    Pupils
    126
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Marches School662 metresOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,346
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Martins School (3-16 Learning Community)4.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 16
    Pupils
    703
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lakelands Academy7.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    590
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Corbet School9.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    691
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Thomas Adams School14 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,214
    Type
    Academy converter

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

M&S Oswestry SF, Oswestry116 metres
Heron Oswestry, Oswestry158 metres
Co-op Oswestry, Oswestry325 metres

GP surgery

Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre432 metres

Pharmacy

Boots81 metres

Hospital

Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic & District Hospital2.1 miles

Green space

Public Park Or Garden17 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Gobowen Rail Station2.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

Park Gates28 metres

Typical drive times

Y Waun12 min · 6.2 miles
Ellesmere16 min · 8.4 miles
Llangollen21 min · 13 miles
Croesoswallt2 min · 0.4 miles
Wrexham (city)24 min · 16 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

A 1 in 100 to 1 in 1000 chance each yearMedium to low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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