Malthouse Lane Atcham, Shropshire
26 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY5), about 220 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 34700665.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £300,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 1, E: 6, F: 2, G: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are 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 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 6 km (3.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.6 km (1 mile) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 46 to 48 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 26 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Marden Medical Practice, about 4.1 km (2.5 miles) away.
- People: About 620 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 47% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 6 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 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Sep 2022 | BRAMBLE COTTAGE, 1 SY5 6QE | Detached | £410,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 31 May 2022 | BRAMBLE COTTAGE, 1 SY5 6QE | Other | £403,800 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jan 2020 | SPRINGSIDE SY5 6QE | Detached | £300,000 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 120 m². Most common: House, detached (6); House, semi-detached (3); House, mid-terrace (2). Built: before 1900 (8); 1900 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (10); owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (10 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 C (24% of about 1,740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 10.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST EATA, grade I
- 3-6, A5, grade II
- GROUP OF 5 CHEST TOMBS APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHANCEL OF CHURCH OF ST EATA, grade II
- K6 Telephone kiosk adjacent to 2 Malthouse Lane, grade II
- NUMBER 2 AND ADJOINING SMITHY, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
- THE MYTTON AND MERMAID HOTEL, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, grade II
- THE VICARAGE COTTAGE, grade II
- WALFORD MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 18 METRES TO SOUTH OF SOUTH PORCH OF CHURCH OF ST EATA, grade II
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 13 August 2026: SEVERN TRENT WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 3 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 6QE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY5 6QA | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY5 6QZ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 26 addresses are between 46 m and 48 m above sea level (47 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 6QA | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 6QE | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 6 km (3.7 miles) |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (7 miles) | |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Mytton & Mermaid Hotel Atcham | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rea Street Jct Sutton | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 67.9 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marden Medical Practice | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Emstrey Dental Practice | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Hospital | 6.4 km (4 miles) |
| Police station | Shrewsbury Police Station | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Shrewsbury Sutton Road, Sutton Rd Cashzone | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3,150 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,120 m² | 950 m (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 6,690 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,460 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Eata, a listed building (Grade I), 100 m south-west. 27 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Eata | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m south-west |
| Entrance Screen and East and West Front Lodges to Attingham Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 100 m north |
| Atcham Bridge | Listed building, Grade II* | 140 m north-west |
| Moated site and fishponds 150m north of Attingham Home Farm | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Attingham Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Longner Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| O'Keefe Plantation | Wood | 550 m (0.3 miles) north |
| Robert's Plantation | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| Bog Plantation | Wood | 930 m (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bett Plantation | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) east |
| Berrington Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Ford Hill | Hill | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.6 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 15 | 26 |
11 of the street's 26 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Malthouse Lane (4); On or near The Glebe (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 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
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 14 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
- Energy certificates New energy certificate: band C, house, semi-detached (lodged 29 October 2026) found 2 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SY5 6QE: 24 addresses of 30 in the postcode
- SY5 6QA: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
- SY5 6QZ: 1 address of 5 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SY5 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.