Plox Green Wagbeach, Shropshire
17 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY5), about 1.5 km (0.9 miles) long. USRN 34701319.
- Sales: 18 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £225,000 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (E: 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 B; 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 Church Stretton, about 12.6 km (7.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 670 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 123 to 213 m above sea level.
- Noise: 8 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice, about 4.5 km (2.8 miles) away.
- People: About 550 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 34% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | £225,000 | £175,000 | £275,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £305,000 | £300,000 | £310,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £370,000 | £370,000 | £370,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £312,475 | £249,950 | £375,000 |
| 2005 | 2 | £211,000 | £107,000 | £315,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £65,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £128,000 | £128,000 | £128,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £104,000 | £82,000 | £126,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jun 2025 | PASADENA SY5 0HT | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2025 | GLEN DOWER SY5 0HT | Detached | £275,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2023 | GREENACRES SY5 0LN | Detached | £495,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 12 Sep 2022 | BROOKLANDS SY5 0HT | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2022 | WILLOWDENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 12 Apr 2017 | TOLLGATE HOUSE SY5 0HT | Detached | £180,000 | |
| 27 Oct 2015 | GLEN DOWER SY5 0HT | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 21 Jan 2010 | OAK DENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £370,000 | |
| 15 May 2007 | WILLOWDENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2006 | SOUTHCROFT SY5 0HT | Detached | £249,950 | |
| 19 May 2006 | GREENACRES SY5 0LN | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | CRICKLEWOOD COTTAGE SY5 0HT | Detached | £315,000 | |
| 19 Apr 2005 | WILLOWDENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £107,000 | |
| 5 Apr 2004 | WILLOWDENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £90,000 | |
| 4 Jul 2003 | WILLOWDENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £65,000 | |
| 9 Nov 2001 | OAK DENE SY5 0HT | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 12 Dec 1997 | GREENACRES SY5 0LN | Detached | £126,000 | |
| 2 Apr 1997 | SWN-Y-NANT SY5 0HT | Detached | £82,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (26% of about 2,000 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Snailbeach (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 1.
- 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
- WOOD FARMHOUSE, grade II
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, 1 at medium risk and 9 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 15 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 2 low and 0 very low.
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: at least one postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 0HT | zone 2 | 0 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
| SY5 0LN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY5 0NX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 5 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 123 m and 213 m above sea level (147 m on average); the ground rises about 90 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 0HT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 0LN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 0NX | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Church Stretton 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) |
| Welshpool 177,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.7 km (9.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Village Hall Snailbeach | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 79.7 km (50 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pontesbury Pharmacy | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Minsterley Road Dental Practice | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Hospital | 13.5 km (8.4 miles) |
| Police station | Pontesbury Police Station | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Minsterley Service Station, Minsterley Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,460 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 350 m² | 660 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.9 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres, a scheduled monument, 350 m north-east. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snailbeach new smeltmill, 350m north east of Green Acres | Scheduled monument | 350 m north-east |
| Wagbeach adit portal, 630m and 640m south of Hogstow Mill | Scheduled monument | 690 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Snailbeach lead mine | Scheduled monument | 800 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Snailbeach Coppice | Wood | 810 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Maddox's Coppice | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Resting Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Josey's Wood | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Crowsnest Dingle | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Etsell Rough | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 17 |
8 of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minsterley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 60% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 21% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 21% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 5 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
- SY5 0HT: 8 addresses of 28 in the postcode
- SY5 0LN: 7 addresses of 12 in the postcode
- SY5 0NX: 2 addresses of 52 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.