Oaklands Drive Whittington, Shropshire
19 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY11), about 180 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 29600256.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £249,995 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026 (-0.9% on a year); private rents averaged £828 a month.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 4, D: 5).
- Flood: 13 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 14 times (161 hours) in 2025.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; 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 3.4 km (2.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.1 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 89 to 91 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 19 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Cambrian Medical Practice, about 3 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | £249,995 | £249,995 | £249,995 |
| 2023 | 2 | £293,250 | £290,000 | £296,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £227,000 | £227,000 | £227,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £143,000 | £143,000 | £143,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £249,950 | £249,950 | £249,950 |
| 2006 | 1 | £138,000 | £138,000 | £138,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £135,500 | £128,000 | £143,000 |
| 1999 | 5 | £97,000 | £77,000 | £107,500 |
| 1998 | 1 | £58,000 | £58,000 | £58,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £77,750 | £63,000 | £92,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 May 2023 | 2 SY11 4PL | Detached | £296,500 | |
| 19 Jul 1996 | 2 SY11 4PL | Detached | £78,000 | |
| 13 Aug 1999 | 4 SY11 4PL | Detached | £77,000 | |
| 28 May 1999 | 7 SY11 4PL | Detached | £95,000 | |
| 19 Apr 1996 | 7 SY11 4PL | Detached | £86,000 | New build. |
| 31 Jul 2003 | 8 SY11 4PL | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 9 Oct 1998 | 8 SY11 4PL | Detached | £58,000 | |
| 7 Jul 2017 | 9 SY11 4PL | Detached | £227,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2003 | 11 SY11 4PL | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 19 Sep 1996 | 11 SY11 4PL | Detached | £53,000 | |
| 7 Mar 1997 | 12 SY11 4PL | Detached | £63,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2023 | 16 SY11 4PL | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2024 | 17 SY11 4PL | Detached | £249,995 | |
| 7 Dec 2015 | 17 SY11 4PL | Detached | £143,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2006 | 17 SY11 4PL | Detached | £138,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2018 | 19 SY11 4PL | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2007 | 19 SY11 4PL | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 4 Oct 1995 | 19 SY11 4PL | Detached | £54,000 | |
| 5 Sep 2008 | 21 SY11 4PL | Detached | £210,000 | |
| 1 Jul 1999 | 25 SY11 4PL | Detached | £107,500 | |
| 4 Jun 1999 | OAKLANDS HOUSE SY11 4PL | Detached | £97,000 | |
| 12 Feb 1999 | OAKLANDS HOUSE SY11 4PL | Detached | £103,500 | |
| 2 Jul 1997 | OAKLANDS HOUSE SY11 4PL | Detached | £92,500 |
House prices and rents in Shropshire
A typical home in Shropshire cost £277,521 in August 2026, 0.9% less than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 41% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £416,462 |
| Semi-detached | £259,969 |
| Terraced | £208,538 |
| Flat or maisonette | £135,574 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £224,381 |
Private renters in Shropshire paid £828 a month on average in September 2026, 4.8% more than a year before. That is 31% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £611 |
| Two bedrooms | £773 |
| Three bedrooms | £959 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,406 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 113 m². Most common: House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (3). Built: 1983-1990 (5); 1996-2002 (3); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (9).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,718 kWh of it on average in 2024, 5% more than the district's 10,200 kWh, and 2,473 kWh of electricity, 20% less than the district's 3,073 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY11 4PL | 17 | 2,710 kWh | 17 | 11,191 kWh |
| SY11 4BA | 21 | 2,032 kWh | 21 | 10,471 kWh |
| SY11 4FN | 10 | 2,527 kWh | 24 | 9,940 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SY11.
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 B (28% of about 640 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.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
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, 6 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY11 4PL | not in 2 or 3 | 4 / 3 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY11 4BA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 3 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY11 4FN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 1 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 14 times, for 161 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Common Brook.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington - Babbinswood Tps Severn Trent Water | Common Brook | 7 | 73 | 330 m |
| Oswestry Drenewydd Stw Severn Trent Water | Common Brook | 7 | 88 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 19 addresses are between 89 m and 91 m above sea level (90 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY11 4BA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY11 4FN | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY11 4PL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.1 km (5 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.2 km (8.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 16 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Yew Tree Avenue Jct Whittington | 140 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 52.7 km (33 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cambrian Medical Practice Good Sep 2025 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Cambrian Pharmacy | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oswestry Dental | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital Good Oct 2025 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Care homes | Llysfield Nursing Home Limited Good Jul 2019 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Oswestry Police Station | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Prince's Plaice Cashzone | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,640 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 630 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Whittington Castle, a scheduled monument, 330 m north. 11 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Whittington Castle | Scheduled monument | 330 m north |
| Whittington Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 370 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Park Green | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Middleton Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Garden Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| The Bryn | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) north-east |
| Weston Pools | Lake or reservoir | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-west |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 19 |
2 of the street's 19 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington CofE (VA) Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 200 m | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good | 52% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 59% in 2024 and 0% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 170 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington Under Fives SY11 4DA | Full day care | 45 | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 170 m |
Ofsted also registers 92 childminders and 10 home childcarers (nannies) in Shropshire. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittington Chip Shop Ltd SY11 4DA | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 170 m | 5 Very good | 13 Oct 2026 |
| The White Lion Hotel SY11 4DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 320 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Kitchen At The Castle SY11 4DF | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 380 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2025 |
| Ye Olde Boote Inn SY11 4DF | Pub/bar/nightclub | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 9 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 7 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Public order | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Penrhos Court (8); On or near Western Avenue (7); On or near Station Road (5); On or near Acorn Close (2); On or near Yew Tree Drive (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 28% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 54% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
- SY11 4PL: 16 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- SY11 4BA: 2 addresses of 26 in the postcode
- SY11 4FN: 1 address of 26 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Yew Tree Drive · Plas Cerrig Close · Yew Tree Close · Acorn Close · Yew Tree Avenue · Birchwood Drive · Coalpit Lane · Station Road · Oakwood Close · Western Avenue · Mellor Meadows · Rowson Drive
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.