Cockshutt Lane Highley, Shropshire
25 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV16), about 130 m long, classed as a local access road. USRN 4300177.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £167,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 4, E: 3, F: 1, G: 1).
- 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 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kidderminster, about 12.4 km (7.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Highley Mine, is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 114 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 25 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Alveley Medical Practice, about 2.2 km (1.4 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 70% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 51 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £150,000 | £150,000 | £150,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £151,500 | £151,500 | £151,500 |
| 2008 | 1 | £162,000 | £162,000 | £162,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2006 | 1 | £117,500 | £117,500 | £117,500 |
| 2005 | 1 | £133,000 | £133,000 | £133,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 2001 | 2 | £68,000 | £65,000 | £71,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £48,500 | £48,500 | £48,500 |
| 1997 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 1996 | 1 | £52,500 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2021 | THE WILLOWS, 1 WV16 6JL | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 18 Sep 2020 | PLOT 1 HIGH GREEN VILLAS WV16 6JL | Other | £63,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Jan 2020 | THE WILLOWS, 1 WV16 6JL | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2017 | THE WILLOWS, 1 WV16 6JL | Detached | £151,500 | |
| 16 May 2008 | BELGIAN HOUSE WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £162,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2007 | OAK VIEW WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £210,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2006 | BELGIAN HOUSE WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £117,500 | |
| 29 Apr 2005 | HEYVILLE HOUSE WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 1 Oct 2004 | YATELAND VILLA WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £60,000 | |
| 7 Sep 2001 | HEYVILLE HOUSE WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £71,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2001 | LANSDOWNE HOUSE WV16 6JL | Detached | £65,000 | |
| 17 Dec 1999 | TITTERSTONE VIEW WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £48,500 | |
| 11 Mar 1997 | OAK VIEW WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £52,000 | |
| 19 Dec 1996 | HEYVILLE HOUSE WV16 6JL | Semi-detached | £52,500 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 75 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1930-1949 (5); 1900-1929 (4); 2021 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (social) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 A (37% of about 1,800 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 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 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV16 6JL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| WV16 6JQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 114 m and 115 m above sea level (115 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV16 6JL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| WV16 6JQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 12.4 km (7.7 miles) |
| Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 11 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Recreation Ground Highley | 150 m |
| Car parks | Hampton Loade Car Park | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 280 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 43.3 km (27 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alveley Medical Practice | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Highley Pharmacy | 340 m |
| NHS dentists | 39 Underhill Street [Dental Practice] | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridgnorth Hospital | 10 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bewdley Police Station | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Midcounties Co-Op Highley, Highley Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Highley Mine 59 ha | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 280 m² | 180 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Council Allotments 1,570 m² | 250 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 59 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Mary, a listed building (Grade II*), 490 m (0.3 miles) south. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hadleys Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Little London Coppice | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Hallclose Coppice | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Severn Valley | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-east |
| Peacock Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
| Chelmarsh Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.8 | 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 | 24 | 25 |
1 of the street's 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highley Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 340 m | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severn Centre WV16 6JG | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2026 |
| Jade House WV16 6JF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2024 |
| The Lamp WV16 6LF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 250 m | 4 Good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| The Sip & Soul Cafe WV16 6LX | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 250 m | 5 Very good | 10 Sep 2025 |
| Costcutter WV16 6LF | Retailers - other | 300 m | 4 Good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Highley Primary School WV16 6EH | School/college/university | 340 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2026 |
| Highley Working Mens Club WV16 6LN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 360 m | 5 Very good | 4 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 12 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Coronation Street (13); On or near Silverdale Terrace (9); On or near Bridgnorth Road (7); On or near Assembly Close (7); On or near Borle Brook Court (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 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) | 32% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 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 2 to 7 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
Orchard Square · Blything Court · Bridgnorth Road · Assembly Close · Greendale Close · Borle Brook Court · Redstone Drive · Elizabeth Grove · St Peter's View · Carlton Rise · Coronation Street · Silverdale Terrace
All the streets in WV16 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.