Harlech Close Oswestry, Shropshire
5 addresses across 1 postcode (SY11), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29600821.
- Energy: 4 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4).
- 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 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 Gobowen, about 3.2 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 510 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 116 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cambrian Medical Practice, about 740 m (0.5 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 350 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 16% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 30 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
4 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 121 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1996-2002 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (4).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (29% of about 1,080 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)
- Garages site, Whittington Road, Oswestry: up to 8 homes, not permissioned (420 m (0.3 miles))
- Richard Burbidge, Oswestry: up to 130 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 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, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 addresses are about 116 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY11 2EJ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.8 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 33 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ascot Road Oswestry | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 36 Oswald Road Parking | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 53.8 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cambrian Medical Practice | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cambrian Pharmacy | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oswestry Dental | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Police station | Oswestry Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Prince's Plaice Cashzone | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 320 m² | 130 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 770 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,170 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.1 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wat's Dyke:80m long section and adjacent cultivation terraces 540m east of Oswestry Castle, a scheduled monument, 750 m (0.5 miles) south-west. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Wat's Dyke:80m long section and adjacent cultivation terraces 540m east of Oswestry Castle | Scheduled monument | 750 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) south-west |
| Old Oswestry hillfort, and two adjacent sections of Wat's Dyke | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Brogyntyn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Long Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Park Green | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Weston Pools | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Baker's Hill | Hill | 5 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 2 | 5 |
3 of the street's 5 addresses are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 60 m | No published inspection |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 1–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tesco Stores Limited SY11 2LQ | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 70 m | 5 Very good | 11 Dec 2025 |
| Arry's Plaice SY11 2LQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 70 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Kidszone SY11 2LQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 130 m | 5 Very good | 24 Jun 2025 |
| Windsor House (Trident Group) SY11 2UB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 8 Apr 2025 |
| Unicorn Stores SY11 2DG | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 4 Jun 2025 |
| Oh My Cod SY11 2DG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 23 Jul 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Blenheim Close (6); On or near Sandringham Avenue (4); On or near Ascot Close (4); On or near Harlech Court (3); On or near Harlech Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 25% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 44% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 60% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 16% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 8 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 2EJ: 5 addresses
Nearby streets
Harlech Court · Blenheim Close · Sandringham Avenue · Windsor Road · Epsom Close · Ascot Close · Windsor Close · Meadow Rise · Kensington Close · Henley Close · Meadow Lea · Ascot Road
All the streets in 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.
- 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.