High Green Lower Chorley, Shropshire
5 addresses across 2 postcodes (WV16), about 270 m long. USRN 4301088.
- Sales: 6 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £340,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 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 0% to 79% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Kidderminster, about 16.8 km (10 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 104 to 122 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 Alveley Medical Practice, about 7.2 km (4.4 miles) away.
- People: About 470 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2012 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 1998 | 1 | £137,000 | £137,000 | £137,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2023 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 WV16 6PP | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 17 Oct 2019 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 WV16 6PP | Semi-detached | £249,950 | |
| 16 Aug 2012 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 WV16 6PP | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 25 May 2007 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 WV16 6PP | Semi-detached | £175,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2002 | THE SCHOOL HOUSE, 2 WV16 6PP | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 23 Oct 1998 | 4 WV16 6PP | Detached | £137,000 |
Energy performance certificates
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 96 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2). Built: 2021 (1); 2003-2006 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (1 address)
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 (31% of about 1,030 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
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 1 December 2026 to 4 December 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (standard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WV16 6PS | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| WV16 6PP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 5 addresses are between 104 m and 122 m above sea level (110 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV16 6PP | 79% | 79% | 79% | 0% |
| WV16 6PS | 0% | 0% | 0% | 33% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Kidderminster 1.2 million journeys in 2024–25 | 16.8 km (10 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 48.3 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Alveley Medical Practice | 7.2 km (4.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Highley Pharmacy | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Bridgnorth Hospital | 9.8 km (6.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Bridgnorth Police Station | 9.5 km (5.9 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,940 m² | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Budapest Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Gaza Strip Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Midwinters Coppice | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Chorley Covert | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Sidbury Dingle | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Knowle Hill | Hill | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 5 | 5 |
None of the street's 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stottesdon CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 20% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 1 December 2026 to 4 December 2026 (some carriageway incursion) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
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.