Guilden Down Bicton, Shropshire
16 addresses across 2 postcodes (SY7), about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) long. USRN 36501005.
- Sales: 11 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £365,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 1, E: 1, F: 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 D; 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 Hopton Heath, about 9.3 km (5.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 217 to 277 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 16 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is The Meadows Medical Practice, about 1.7 km (1 mile) away.
- People: About 300 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | £365,000 | £270,000 | £555,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2023 | 2 | £292,500 | £285,000 | £300,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £375,000 | £375,000 | £375,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £487,500 | £400,000 | £575,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £435,000 | £425,000 | £445,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2025 | THE LAMBING SHED SY7 8NZ | Detached | £555,000 | |
| 12 Sep 2025 | HACKNEY BARN SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £365,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2025 | CALF SHED SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 19 Sep 2024 | HACKNEY BARN SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £370,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2023 | BULL PEN SY7 8NZ | Terraced | £300,000 | |
| 21 Mar 2023 | OLD SHEARING SHED SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £285,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2022 | HACKNEY BARN SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 23 Jul 2021 | HUROG COTTAGE, 6 SY7 8NZ | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2021 | 3 SY7 8NZ | Detached | £575,000 | |
| 30 Oct 2020 | THE WAIN HOUSE SY7 8NZ | Terraced | £425,000 | |
| 26 Feb 2020 | THE STABLES SY7 8NZ | Semi-detached | £445,000 |
Energy performance certificates
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 123 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (1); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: before 1900 (3); 2019 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 (24% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 3.
- 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
Roadworks
Planned, as of 30 September 2026
- 14 December 2026 to 18 December 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Section 50, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major (paa) works)
- 14 December 2026 to 18 December 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Section 50, road closure, on the carriageway, verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY7 8NZ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY7 8ND | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 217 m and 277 m above sea level (255 m on average); the ground rises about 60 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY7 8ND | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY7 8NZ | 6% | 0% | 0% | 13% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Junction Hopton Castle | 7.8 km (4.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | Clun Castle Car Park | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 87 km (54 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Meadows Medical Practice | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Bishops Castle Pharmacy | 6.5 km (4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Butler And Finnigan | 6.8 km (4.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishops Castle Hospital | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Castle Police Station | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 2,590 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.8 ha | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,710 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bicton Ditches, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Bicton Ditches | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Bicton motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Colstey Bank Iron Age enclosure | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Colstey Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Langford's Dingle | Valley | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Red Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Cwm Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Steppleknoll | Hill | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Acton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 16 |
1 of the street's 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's CofE Academy, Clun Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
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).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 23% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 55% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 4 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
All the streets in SY7 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.