Back Lane Shropshire
17 addresses across 4 postcodes (SY5), about 880 m (0.5 miles) long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 34700060.
- Sales: 8 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £320,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026 (-0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £828 a month.
- Energy: 7 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, D: 3, E: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: 3 of its postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area; ask for a coal mining search.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 95 times (629 hours) in 2025.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury, about 10.9 km (6.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 580 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 93 to 112 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 760 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 75% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £160,000 | £160,000 | £160,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £178,000 | £178,000 | £178,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £239,000 | £239,000 | £239,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £177,500 | £177,500 | £177,500 |
| 2002 | 2 | £154,000 | £154,000 | £154,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2018 | 3 SY5 0UD | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 4 SY5 0UD | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2002 | 4 SY5 0UD | Semi-detached | £154,000 | |
| 14 Aug 2018 | COACH HOUSE FARM SY5 0UD | Other | £355,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 21 Jan 2015 | CRAIGHILL SY5 0UD | Detached | £239,000 | |
| 10 Dec 2012 | MAY-DENE SY5 0UD | Semi-detached | £177,500 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | SHALOM SY5 0UD | Detached | £160,000 | |
| 23 Oct 2025 | THISELDO SY5 0UD | Semi-detached | £320,000 |
House prices and rents in Shropshire
A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 41% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £416,462 |
| Semi-detached | £259,969 |
| Terraced | £208,538 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,574 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £224,381 |
Private renters in Shropshire paid £828 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £611 |
| Two bedrooms | £773 |
| Three bedrooms | £959 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,406 |
Energy performance certificates
7 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 131 m². Most common: House, detached (3); House, semi-detached (2); Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (2); 2016 (1); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (7 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 9,479 kWh of it on average in 2024, 10% less than the district's 10,582 kWh, and 3,703 kWh of electricity, 19% less than the district's 4,574 kWh. There are gas meters for about 44% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 0UD | 11 | 2,601 kWh | 6 | 4,440 kWh |
| SY5 0PU | 5 | 4,717 kWh | under 5 | |
| SY5 0UA | 9 | 2,577 kWh | 5 | 13,519 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SY5.
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (19% of about 980 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 2.
- 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
- NUMBER 2, THE ENGINE HOUSE, grade II
- PONTESFORD HOUSE LODGE, grade II
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 5 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 1 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 0UD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY5 0PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY5 0UA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY5 0UE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 95 times, for 629 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Tributary of Rea Brook, Trib of Rea Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontesbury Sewage Treatment Works Severn Trent Water | Tributary of Rea Brook | 53 | 503 | 280 m |
| Station Road Cso Severn Trent Water | Trib of Rea Brook | 42 | 125 | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
3 of the street's 4 postcodes are in a coal mining high risk area, where coal mining features at or near the surface, such as shallow workings or old mine shafts, are recorded or likely and could affect the ground. 1 more is elsewhere in the coalfield, at low risk.
Ask your conveyancer for a coal mining search (CON29M) on the home: it says what is recorded beneath and near it, and whether there have been claims for subsidence damage.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 93 m and 112 m above sea level (109 m on average); the ground rises about 20 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 0PU | 80% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 0UA | 100% | 60% | 60% | 0% |
| SY5 0UD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 0UE | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Church Stretton 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.1 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bridge Pontesford | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Gains Park Way Shelter Bicton Heath | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 75.6 km (47 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice Good Jan 2026 | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacy within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Pontesbury Pharmacy | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Minsterley Road Dental Practice | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Requires improvement Aug 2026 | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cliffdale Rest Home Good Apr 2020 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | Minsterley Service Station, Minsterley Cashzone | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,750 m² | 580 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5.3 ha | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm, a scheduled monument, 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east. 18 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Nag's Head engine house, 230m north of Home Farm | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Ringwork and tower keep castle 170m south east of St George's Church | Scheduled monument | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Pontesford Hill Camp: a small multivallate hillfort | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Radlith Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Hinton Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| The Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Pontesford Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 2 km (1.2 miles) south-east |
| Lingcroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 17 |
3 of the street's 17 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 Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Webb School and Science College | Secondary | 11–16 | 910 m (0.6 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.1 (43.5 in 2025 and 47.9 in 2024); 35.3% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Pontesbury CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No overall grade (Feb 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Outstanding | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 51% in 2024 and 63% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 720 m (0.4 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ark SY5 0RF | Full day care | 93 | Good (Aug 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 92 childminders and 10 home childcarers (nannies) in Shropshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
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 (west-mercia).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 12% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 6 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
- SY5 0UD: 14 addresses
- SY5 0PU: 1 address of 10 in the postcode
- SY5 0UA: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
- SY5 0UE: 1 address of 8 in the postcode
All the streets in SY5 and across Shropshire.
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.