Prescott Road Prescott, Shropshire
5 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY4), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long. USRN 28201139.
- Sales: 36 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £263,000 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: 2 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: 6 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.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 53% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Yorton, about 7.9 km (4.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 80 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 5 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Prescott Surgery, about 540 m (0.3 miles) away.
- People: About 1,380 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 72% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £263,000 | £263,000 | £263,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £407,000 | £404,000 | £410,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £405,000 | £405,000 | £405,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £292,500 | £240,000 | £345,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £382,500 | £375,000 | £390,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £255,000 | £255,000 | £255,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| 2014 | 4 | £251,500 | £160,000 | £291,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £232,000 | £232,000 | £232,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £232,500 | £232,500 | £232,500 |
| 2007 | 1 | £243,000 | £243,000 | £243,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2014 | 3 SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2000 | 4 SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £75,000 | |
| 3 Oct 2025 | 5 SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £263,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2022 | 8 SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £345,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 8 SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £290,000 | |
| 1 Mar 2023 | ASHFORD SY4 2DP | Detached | £405,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2019 | ASHFORD SY4 2DP | Detached | £255,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2015 | BRADEWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £250,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Jan 2014 | BRADEWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2000 | BRADEWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £101,250 | |
| 9 Jul 1996 | BRADEWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £89,000 | |
| 29 Oct 2024 | CONIFERS SY4 2DP | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2007 | CONIFERS SY4 2DP | Detached | £243,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2010 | ENDERLEY SY4 2DP | Detached | £232,000 | |
| 13 Nov 2009 | FRESHFIELD SY4 2DP | Detached | £232,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2023 | GREENLANDS SY4 2DP | Other | £1,916,160 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Jan 1996 | GREENLANDS SY4 2DP | Detached | £95,500 | |
| 25 Jul 2003 | MEDLEY VALE SY4 2DP | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 22 Sep 2000 | MERRINGLANE SY4 2DP | Detached | £135,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2024 | MILLWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £404,000 | |
| 19 Jul 2000 | MILLWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £148,500 | |
| 30 Sep 1997 | MILLWAY SY4 2DP | Detached | £106,000 | |
| 3 Apr 2006 | OAK TREE SY4 2DP | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 2 Apr 1997 | OTTERY SY4 2DP | Detached | £105,000 | |
| 6 Jun 2014 | ROMERY SY4 2DP | Detached | £268,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2021 | SYMONDSTONE SY4 2DP | Detached | £375,000 | |
| 1 Sep 1998 | THE ACORNS SY4 2DP | Semi-detached | £96,000 | |
| 26 Oct 2000 | THE ANCHORAGE SY4 2DP | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 26 Aug 2022 | THE ORCHARD SY4 2DP | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2018 | THE ORCHARD SY4 2DP | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 8 Sep 2005 | THE ORCHARD SY4 2DP | Detached | £186,000 | |
| 12 May 2003 | THE ORCHARD SY4 2DP | Detached | £65,000 | New build. |
| 16 Jun 2021 | WESTLEA SY4 2DP | Detached | £390,000 | |
| 29 Sep 2000 | WESTLEA SY4 2DP | Detached | £125,000 | |
| 16 Apr 1999 | WESTLEA SY4 2DP | Detached | £112,500 | |
| 7 Mar 2014 | WINDYRIDGE SY4 2DP | Detached | £291,000 |
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
2 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 121 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (1); House, detached (1). Built: 2003-2006 (1); 1930-1949 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (2 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,081 kWh of it on average in 2024, 11% less than the district's 11,370 kWh, and 3,438 kWh of electricity, 17% less than the district's 4,165 kWh. There are gas meters for about 68% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY4 2DP | 34 | 2,542 kWh | 26 | 12,593 kWh |
| SY4 2FA | 39 | 1,929 kWh | 27 | 6,037 kWh |
| SY4 2JN | 5 | 2,433 kWh | under 5 |
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 SY4.
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 E (25% of about 1,170 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- 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
- COFFIN REST AT NGR 426213, grade II
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Land To The North Of Moor Farm Shropshire 15/01805/FUL | Solar farm | 3.8 MW | Operational Mar 2017 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 14 September 2026 to 1 October 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Section 50, multi-way signals, on the footway (major works)
- 27 August 2026 to 31 August 2026: BT, Utility repair and maintenance works, some carriageway incursion, on the carriageway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY4 2DP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY4 2FA | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 4 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY4 2JN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | 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
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
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 5 addresses are between 80 m and 85 m above sea level (83 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY4 2DP | 94% | 53% | 53% | 0% |
| SY4 2FA | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY4 2JN | 80% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Wem 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 8 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Wheatlands Jct Baschurch | 220 m |
| Bus or coach station | Gains Park Way Shelter Bicton Heath | 9.1 km (5.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 60.8 km (38 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practice within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Prescott Surgery Good Mar 2016 | 540 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bicton Heath Pharmacy | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oxon Dental Care | 8.8 km (5.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital Requires improvement Aug 2026 | 9.6 km (6 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Wheatlands Good Jan 2019 | 150 m |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 10.9 km (6.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Mfg - Nesscliffe Services, Nesscliffe | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,900 m² | 330 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3,930 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,140 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,800 m² | 100 m |
| Allotments | Baschurch Allotment Gardens 1.2 ha | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m (0.4 miles) north-west |
| Round barrow cemetery and parts of a field system 500m west of Whitmore House | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Walford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Boreatton Moss | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Ash Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Birchgrove Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Milldale | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Brown Hill | Hill | 3 km (1.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 5 |
1 of the street's 5 addresses is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Corbet School | Secondary | 11–16 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.0 (47.2 in 2025 and 49.0 in 2024); 42.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Baschurch CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 4–11 | 590 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 53% 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
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 530 m (0.3 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Angels of Baschurch SY4 2AU | Out-of-school day care | 42 | Not inspected yet | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Baschurch Pre-School and Nursery CIC SY4 2JN | Full day care | 50 | Outstanding (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Bojangles Nursery (West Midlands) Ltd SY4 2HL | Full day care | 35 | Good (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spar SY4 2AY | Retailers - other | 390 m | 5 Very good | 24 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Curlew Meadows (8); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (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 | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 35% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 16% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 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
- SY4 2DP: 3 addresses of 35 in the postcode
- SY4 2FA: 1 address of 43 in the postcode
- SY4 2JN: 1 address of 14 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Curlew Meadows · The Wheatlands · Prescott Fields · Shrewsbury Road · Kings Drive · Jaras Drive · Harefields Close · Badgers Way · Loveridge Drive · All Saints Way · James Way · Nobold
All the streets in SY4 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.