Brookside Bicton, Shropshire
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (SY3), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34700154.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £379,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 5, E: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 C; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury, about 4.9 km away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.7 km away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 73 to 76 m above sea level.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Urgent Treatment Centre, about 2.7 km away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 4 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £379,000 | £379,000 | £379,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £427,000 | £427,000 | £427,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £265,000 | £265,000 | £265,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £380,000 | £380,000 | £380,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £190,000 | £190,000 | £190,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £154,000 | £140,000 | £168,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £113,501 | £113,501 | £113,501 |
| 1995 | 2 | £147,500 | £135,000 | £160,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 2023 | 23 SY3 8EP | Other | £16,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Mar 2020 | SPRING COTTAGE, 5 SY3 8EP | Detached | £379,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2017 | 9 SY3 8EP | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 2 Jul 2015 | 2 SY3 8EP | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 11 SY3 8EP | Detached | £427,000 | |
| 10 May 2013 | SPRING COTTAGE, 5 SY3 8EP | Detached | £265,000 | |
| 19 May 2010 | 9 SY3 8EP | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 29 Jun 2000 | 17 SY3 8EP | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 11 Jun 1999 | 17 SY3 8EP | Detached | £190,000 | |
| 30 Nov 1998 | 23 SY3 8EP | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 27 Nov 1998 | 11 SY3 8EP | Detached | £168,000 | |
| 16 Sep 1997 | 2 SY3 8EP | Detached | £113,501 | |
| 19 Apr 1995 | 23 SY3 8EP | Detached | £135,000 | New build. |
| 5 Apr 1995 | 19 SY3 8EP | Detached | £160,000 | New build. |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 162 m². Most common: House, detached (5); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1996-2002 (3); 1950-1966 (2); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (1).
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 C (23% of about 910 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 73 m and 76 m above sea level (75 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY3 8EP | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY3 8EW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 4.9 km |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest School Bicton | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gains Park Way Shelter Bicton Heath | 2.1 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 67.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Urgent Treatment Centre | 2.7 km |
| Pharmacies | Bicton Heath Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Oxon Dental Care | 1.8 km |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 4.9 km |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Bicton Heath, Welshpool Road Cashzone | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.5 ha | 1.7 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 310 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2.0 ha | 2.9 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bicton Grove Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 180 m north-east. 16 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bicton Grove Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 180 m north-east |
| Moated site, prospect mound and fishponds adjacent to Isle Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north-east |
| Berwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Oxon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km south-east |
| Stitford Rough | Wood | 1.2 km north-west |
| Pool Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-east |
| Rossall Grove | Wood | 1.3 km north-east |
| Allens Hill | Hill | 1.7 km west |
| The Dell | Valley | 3.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.0 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 340 m | Requires improvement (Sep 2021, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m.
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Church Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 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 | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
Nearby streets
The Oval · Church Lane · Woodside · Church Close · Bicton Lane · Villa Lane
All the streets in SY3 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.