Bright Way Oswestry, Shropshire
39 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY10,SY11), about 160 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34801486.
- 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: 5 homes have an energy certificate (A: 5).
- Flood: 21 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Red House Field Landfill Site, is 140 m away.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 75 times (366 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 2 renewable energy projects nearby are planned or being built; the nearest, Cold Move, Maes-Y-Clawdd, is 90 m away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the A5, carries 20,959 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 40% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Gobowen, about 4.7 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 750 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 106 to 108 m above sea level.
- Noise: None of its addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 770 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Road safety: 4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 1 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
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
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 88 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, semi-detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 2024 (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (5 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
None of the street's postcodes has the 5 or more domestic meters needed for figures to be published.
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (37% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Carreg Llwyd Church, Laburnum Drive, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 2QR: up to 22 homes, permissioned (780 m (0.5 miles))
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes, 2 of them not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Move, Maes-Y-Clawdd Shropshire 23/00031/FUL | Battery storage | 1 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Apr 2023 | 90 m |
| Glovers Meadow - Ground Mounted Solar Array Shropshire 24/02237/FUL | Solar farm | 2 MW | Planning application made Jun 2024 | 320 m |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 10 addresses are in areas at high risk, 11 at medium risk and 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY11 4QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY11 2FN | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| SY10 8NN | not in 2 or 3 | 10 / 10 / 8 | 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 75 times, for 366 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Oswestry Brook, River Morda.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield Market Car Park Cso Severn Trent Water | Oswestry Brook | 35 | 64 | 370 m |
| Mile Oak Stw Severn Trent Water | River Morda | 40 | 302 | 930 m (0.6 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
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
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
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 140 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red House Field Landfill Site Maesbury Road, Oswestry, Shropshire | 1906 to 1991 | Inert, industrial, commercial, household, special (hazardous), liquid sludge; gas control on site | 140 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 39 addresses are between 106 m and 108 m above sea level (107 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY10 8NN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY11 4QA | 100% | 40% | 40% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 1 stop within 400 m (0.2 miles), 24 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Table Table Oswestry | 210 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Car parks | 36 Oswald Road Parking | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 55.2 km (34 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre Good Jan 2018 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cambrian Pharmacy | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Good Oct 2025 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest New Fairholme Good Feb 2019 | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Oswestry Police Station | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Oswestry Cashzone | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,660 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,090 m² | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road, a scheduled monument, 710 m (0.4 miles) west. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road | Scheduled monument | 710 m (0.4 miles) west |
| Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Wat's Dyke: 375m long section immediately south of Middleton Road and west of Laburnum Drive | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Weston Pools | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Middleton Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-east |
| Sweeney Mountain | Hill | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-west |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 39 | 39 |
None of the street's 39 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 1–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 66% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 54% in 2024 and 55% in 2023) |
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 49% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| The Marches School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 38.1 (43.1 in 2025 and 45.2 in 2024); 27.1% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 8.6% AAB or better; progress average |
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
4 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 370 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footsteps Nursery SY11 4QB | Full day care | 62 | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 370 m |
| Oswestry Superstars SY11 4QB | Sessional day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 370 m | |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Academy Ladybirds SY11 2LF | Sessional day care | 9 | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Kidszone Nursery SY11 2LQ | Full day care | 70 | Good (Mar 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 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
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier Inn Restaurant SY10 8NN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 220 m | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2024 |
| Costa Limited T/A Costa Coffee SY11 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2023 |
| McDonalds Restaurants Ltd SY11 4QA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 13 Jan 2026 |
| JJ's Cafe SY10 8NH | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Subway @ Asda Express Ltd SY11 4JA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 May 2024 |
| Greggs @ Asda Express Ltd SY11 4JA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 24 Feb 2026 |
| Asda Stores Limited SY11 4JA | Retailers - other | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 28 Jun 2023 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 1 serious and 3 slight, in which 1 person was seriously hurt. 1 involved a motorcyclist. 25% happened in the dark, and 25% on a wet or icy road. Most were on roads with a 60 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2025 15:04 | Slight | 2 people | B4579, 60 mph | Daylight |
| 20 Mar 2024 10:26 | Slight | 2 people | B4579, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 24 Jul 2022 22:40 | Slight | 1 person | B4579, 60 mph | Dark, street lights on, wet road |
| 30 Oct 2021 12:00 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | B4579, 60 mph | Daylight |
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
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the A5 between B4579 Shrewsbury Road and A5 Roundabout, with 20,959 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 470 m (0.3 miles) from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 4,820 counted 2025 | 0% | 420 m (0.3 miles) | |
| A5 | B4579 Shrewsbury Road to A5 Roundabout | 20,959 estimated; counted 2023 | 7% | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 52% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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
- SY11 4QA: 23 addresses of 90 in the postcode
- SY11 2FN: 10 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- SY10 8NN: 6 addresses of 175 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lacon Gardens · Lloyd Way · Heywood Avenue
All the streets in SY10, SY11 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.