A41 Solihull, Cheshire West and Chester
62 addresses across 5 postcodes (SY13), about 4 km (2.5 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 6901925.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (D: 4, E: 1, F: 5).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Cheshire West and Chester costs £2,517 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 13% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whitchurch (Shropshire), about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 79 to 116 m above sea level.
- Noise: 48 of its 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Laurel Bank Surgery, about 3.9 km (2.4 miles) away.
- People: About 680 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 78% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 169 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (7); 1900-1929 (2); 1996-2002 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7).
Council tax
What each band costs in Cheshire West and Chester in 2026-27: Band D £2,517 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,678 | £1,958 | £2,238 | £2,517 | £3,077 | £3,636 | £4,196 | £5,035 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (21% of about 1,630 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- BELL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- CHURCH OF ST CHAD, grade II
- L-shaped range of farm buildings attached by wall to High Ash Farmhouse, grade II
- THE BLUE BELL INN, grade II
- YEW TREE FARMHOUSE, grade II
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 5 October 2026 to 9 October 2026: INTEROUTE (FORMERLY I-21 HOLDINGS LTD), Utility repair and maintenance works, multi-way signals, on the footway, carriageway, verge (standard works)
Finished in the last three months
- 29 September 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 9 September 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway, verge (minor works)
- 10 August 2026 to 12 August 2026: INTEROUTE (FORMERLY I-21 HOLDINGS LTD), Utility repair and maintenance works, two-way signals, on the verge (standard works)
- 6 August 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, road closure, on the carriageway (minor works)
- 4 August 2026: CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, two-way signals, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY13 4QL | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY13 4QS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY13 4QJ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY13 4QT | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY13 4QU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 65 addresses are between 79 m and 116 m above sea level (99 m on average); the ground rises about 37 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY13 4QJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY13 4QL | 53% | 53% | 53% | 0% |
| SY13 4QS | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| SY13 4QT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY13 4QU | 100% | 13% | 13% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Wrenbury 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8 km (5 miles) | |
| Prees 9,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blue Bell Inn Bell o th Hill | 370 m |
| EV charging points | Roam Charging Station | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 38.3 km (24 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Laurel Bank Surgery | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Whitchurch Dental Studio LTD | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitchurch Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Whitchurch Police Station | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Wrexham Road - Whitchurch, Whitchurch Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 3,830 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval village and field system remains immediately south of Bradley Hall, a scheduled monument, 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west. 10 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval village and field system remains immediately south of Bradley Hall | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wobbs Plantation | Wood | 490 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Oakley Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Fox Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Barhill Fall | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north |
| Cross o' th' Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
| Stockton Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 75 dB or more | 4 | 0 |
| 70 to 74 | 13 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 13 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 62 |
48 of the street's 62 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Cheshire West and Chester: see them on the Cheshire West and Chester page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tushingham With Grindley CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (cheshire).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 31% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 to 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY13 4QL: 44 addresses of 62 in the postcode
- SY13 4QS: 11 addresses of 48 in the postcode
- SY13 4QJ: 5 addresses of 67 in the postcode
- SY13 4QT: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
- SY13 4QU: 1 address of 13 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SY13 and across Cheshire West and Chester.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.