Bluegates Whitchurch, Shropshire
1 address across 1 postcode (SY13), about 30 m long, classed as a restricted local access road. USRN 28201402.
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is 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 A; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 96% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Whitchurch (Shropshire), about 800 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Jubilee Park, is about 200 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Laurel Bank Surgery, about 7.5 km (4.7 miles) away.
- People: About 260 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 21% of households owned their home and 24% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 216 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
No certificates found for addresses on this street.
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 A (57% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Whitchurch (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- Whitchurch Heritage Centre, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 5 Mill Street, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1SE: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Herald Printers, Newtown, Whitchurch, SY13 1BH: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Dodington Surgery, 29 Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1EL: up to 5 homes, permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- Pauls Moss Community Room, Pauls Moss, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1HH: up to 3 homes, permissioned (520 m (0.3 miles))
- Dodington Lodge, Dodington, Whitchurch, Shropshire, SY13 1EN: up to 11 homes, permissioned (580 m (0.4 miles))
- Ambulance Station Site, Queensway, Whitchurch, Shropshire: up to 5 homes, permissioned (800 m (0.5 miles))
- Garages on Wayland Close, Whitchurch: up to 2 homes, permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Land East Of Black Park Road, Black Park, Whitchurch, Shropshire: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's address is about 102 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY13 1QU | 100% | 96% | 96% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Prees 9,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Wrenbury 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 36 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bus Station Whitchurch | 190 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Victoria House Car Park | 180 m |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest St Johns Street | 140 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 42.1 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Laurel Bank Surgery | 7.5 km (4.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 50 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Green End Dental Practice | 120 m |
| Hospital | Whitchurch Hospital | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Whitchurch Police Station | 380 m |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Jubilee Park 6.1 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 370 m² | 230 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 320 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,120 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 9.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Old Shop, a listed building (Grade II*), 50 m south-west. 103 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Old Shop | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m south-west |
| 17, Green End | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m south-east |
| Sundial in St Alkmund's churchyard | Scheduled monument | 150 m north-west |
| Church of Saint Alkmund | Listed building, Grade I | 160 m north-west |
| Old Eagles Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 190 m south |
| Moated site immediately south east of Blake Mere | Scheduled monument | 2 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Alderford Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Brickkiln Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Hadley Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Peel's Gorse | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Brown Moss | Wetland | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 1 |
1 of the street's 1 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitchurch CofE Junior Academy Church of England | Primary | 7–11 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Whitchurch CofE Infant and Nursery Academy Church of England | Primary | 3–7 | 600 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sir John Talbot's School | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catw Cat Cafe SY13 1QU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 10 Dec 2025 |
| The Old Town Hall Vaults SY13 1QU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 50 m | 5 Very good | 21 Feb 2025 |
| Walkers Bakery And Tearoom SY13 1AX | Other catering premises | 50 m | 5 Very good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Joli Coffee House SY13 1AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 22 Jun 2026 |
| Trevor Fowles SY13 1AU | Retailers - other | 70 m | 5 Very good | 4 Feb 2026 |
| Walters House of Coffee Cocktails & Champagne SY13 1AU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 70 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Domino's Pizza SY13 1AU | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Apr 2025 |
| Hannah Catering SY13 1AD | Other catering premises | 70 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Benjamin's SY13 1AW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 80 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Refill Your Boots SY13 1AZ | Retailers - other | 80 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jan 2026 |
| Costa Limited T/A Costa Coffee SY13 1BB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Top Taste Kebab and Pizza House SY13 1BB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 90 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Docket No.33 SY13 1AZ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 90 m | 5 Very good | 26 Mar 2026 |
| Fog Town SY13 1AZ | Retailers - other | 90 m | 2 Improvement necessary | 16 Oct 2025 |
| Red Cow Inn SY13 1BG | Pub/bar/nightclub | 100 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 81 |
| Shoplifting | 41 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 18 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 7 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (52); On or near B5398 (34); On or near Church Street (19); On or near Parking Area (18); On or near Yardington (18).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 11% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 66% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 24% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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 1QU: 1 address of 32 in the postcode
Nearby streets
St John's Street · St Mary's Street · High Street · Green End · Pepper Street · Claypit Street · Church Street · Anchor Mews · Watergate Street · St John's Park · St Johns Street · Watergate
All the streets in SY13 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.
- 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.