SY5 8EX
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Property report — SY5 8EX
Open-data due diligence for SY5 8EX and the area around it.
SY5 8EX in brief: 46 recorded sales (£78,000–£582,500) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SY5 8EX itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SY5 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£438,721
Population
15,984
Crimes recorded
4
Schools
5
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
40%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SY5 8, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (8 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-21 | £435,000 | GARAGON | Detached |
| 2025-01-24 | £275,000 | TANKERVILLE ARMS | Other |
| 2024-09-06 | £139,000 | 1 LAYMYND COURT | Semi-detached |
| 2024-03-20 | £520,000 | LIMMERAY | Detached |
| 2023-12-08 | £412,500 | GARAGON | Detached |
| 2023-08-15 | £285,000 | BERWYN | Detached |
| 2020-09-18 | £535,000 | BROOKHAYNE | Detached |
| 2019-11-18 | £363,500 | JAYSLEA | Detached |
| 2019-10-28 | £320,000 | MILSON HOUSE | Detached |
| 2017-12-21 | £78,000 | TANK HOUSE | Other |
| 2017-12-18 | £315,000 | 1, THE WILLOWS | Detached |
| 2017-11-15 | £160,000 | TANKERVILLE ARMS | Other |
| 2017-09-15 | £282,000 | FAIRWAYS | Detached |
| 2016-12-02 | £369,995 | SYCAMORES | Detached |
| 2015-10-06 | £582,500 | LYE BARN | Semi-detached |
| 2015-10-01 | £393,000 | TAMARIND HOUSE | Detached |
| 2015-08-28 | £349,950 | 4, WILLOWBROOK | Detached |
| 2014-03-26 | £435,000 | BROOKHAYNE | Detached |
| 2014-01-31 | £165,000 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-12 | £350,000 | CHERRY TREES | Detached |
| 2012-05-02 | £250,000 | THE WHITE COTTAGE | Detached |
| 2012-04-30 | £495,000 | LYE BARN | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-08 | £289,950 | 2, WILLOWBROOK | Detached |
| 2010-07-05 | £160,000 | MIDDLE FARM COTTAGE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-05-01 | £161,000 | 1 LAYMYND COURT | Semi-detached |
| 2006-11-28 | £150,000 | HIGHGROVE | Detached |
| 2006-05-22 | £387,500 | LYE BARN | Terraced |
| 2006-04-26 | £125,000 | OLD SCHOOL HOUSE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-04-19 | £317,000 | 1 MOSS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2005-11-18 | £320,000 | MOWFORTH HOUSE, 3 MOSS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2004-06-30 | £205,000 | 1, THE OLD ORCHARD | Detached |
| 2003-08-19 | £99,950 | 1 LAYMYND COURT | Semi-detached |
| 2003-04-08 | £242,500 | MOWFORTH HOUSE, 3 MOSS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2002-09-27 | £90,000 | 1 WILLOWBROOK | Detached |
| 2002-01-25 | £181,000 | MOWFORTH HOUSE, 3 MOSS CLOSE | Detached |
| 2001-12-21 | £134,000 | 1, THE OLD ORCHARD | Detached |
| 2001-10-05 | £191,150 | LIMMERAY | Detached |
| 2001-05-31 | £160,000 | 3, THE WILLOWS | Detached |
| 2000-08-25 | £114,000 | 1, THE OLD ORCHARD | Detached |
| 2000-08-14 | £134,000 | THE WHITE HOUSE | Detached |
| 2000-03-03 | £134,000 | 2, THE WILLOWS | Detached |
| 1999-02-12 | £104,000 | APPLEDOWN | Detached |
| 1998-04-23 | £126,000 | LIMMERAY | Detached |
| 1998-02-13 | £128,000 | 3, WILLOWBROOK | Detached |
| 1995-09-15 | £85,000 | GLENAC | Detached |
| 1995-01-12 | £110,000 | 3, WILLOWBROOK | Detached |
46 recorded sales on SY5 8EX. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longden CofE Primary School | 0.1 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School | 2.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mary Webb School and Science College | 2.4 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
| Pontesbury CofE Primary School | 2.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School | 2.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Edward's CofE Primary School | 3.0 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.6 mi) · BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE (2.7 mi) · RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY (3.7 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HEALTH - SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL (3.6 mi) · ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (4.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CHURCH OF ST RUTHEN (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CROSS HOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · LONGDEN HALL FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PONTESBURY PHARMACY (2.7 mi) · ROWLANDS PHARMACY (2.7 mi) · RADBROOK PHARMACY (3.7 mi)
Nearest stations: Shrewsbury (5.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Your Coop Food (3.7 mi) · Sainsbury's (4.0 mi) · M&S Foodhall (4.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 26%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 6,574
Owned 75% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SY5 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SY5 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSY5 | SectorSY5 8 | PostcodeSY5 8EX |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £390,982 | £438,721 | £253,467 |
| Population | 35,698 | 15,984 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 6/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 17 | 4 | — |
| Schools | 17 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 27% | 40% | 2% |
| Superfast broadband | 69% | 81% | 96% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SY5 8); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
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