Primrose Lane Prees, Shropshire
25 addresses across 4 postcodes (SY13), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 28200993.
- Sales: 17 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £360,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 1, D: 2, E: 5, F: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 Prees, about 2.4 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 91 to 113 m above sea level.
- Noise: 11 of its 25 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wem And Prees Medical Practice, about 6.5 km (4.1 miles) away.
- People: About 700 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 85% of households owned their home and 29% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £360,000 | £360,000 | £360,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £290,000 | £290,000 | £290,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £320,000 | £320,000 | £320,000 |
| 2016 | 2 | £207,250 | £194,500 | £220,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £165,000 | £165,000 | £165,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £220,000 | £220,000 | £220,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £167,000 | £167,000 | £167,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £70,750 | £68,000 | £73,500 |
| 1995 | 1 | £78,000 | £78,000 | £78,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dec 2025 | ENDON SY13 2EH | Detached | £360,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2025 | PRIMCHURCH BUNGALOW SY13 2EH | Detached | £400,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Feb 2025 | PRIMCHURCH KENNELS SY13 2EH | Other | £150,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Mar 2021 | ENDON SY13 2EH | Detached | £290,000 | |
| 24 Oct 2019 | CUMBERVILLE SY13 2EH | Detached | £192,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Jun 2019 | WINDRIDGE SY13 2EJ | Detached | £320,000 | |
| 17 Aug 2016 | FOX HOLLOW SY13 2EH | Semi-detached | £220,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2016 | THE LEAST SY13 2EH | Detached | £194,500 | |
| 29 Aug 2014 | ROSE COTTAGE SY13 2EH | Detached | £425,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2011 | SILVERMERE SY13 2EH | Detached | £165,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2005 | ENDON SY13 2EH | Detached | £220,000 | |
| 2 Aug 2004 | THE LEAST SY13 2EH | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 18 May 2001 | WINDRIDGE SY13 2EJ | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2000 | WINDRIDGE SY13 2EJ | Detached | £110,000 | |
| 5 Mar 1998 | RAMBLERS SY13 2EH | Detached | £73,500 | |
| 16 Jan 1998 | 2, ST CHADS COTTAGES SY13 2EH | Semi-detached | £68,000 | |
| 10 Nov 1995 | ENDON SY13 2EH | Detached | £78,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (6); House, semi-detached (2); House, detached (2). Built: 1950-1966 (3); before 1900 (2); 1967-1975 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (7); rented (social) (1); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (6 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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band B (27% of about 770 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
- BANK 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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Height above sea level
The street's 25 addresses are between 91 m and 113 m above sea level (103 m on average); the ground rises about 22 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY13 2EH | 75% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY13 2EJ | 50% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY13 2EL | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY13 2EQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Prees 9,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Wem 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.6 km (4.1 miles) | |
| Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.6 km (4.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Primrose Lane Jct Prees | 230 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Church Street Car Park, Prees | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 50 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wem And Prees Medical Practice | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 6.5 km (4.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Drawwell House Dental Surgery | 6.9 km (4.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Whitchurch Hospital | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Whitchurch Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Esso Prees Heath, Sycamore View, Prees Heath Cashzone | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 1,150 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,710 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Chad, a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west. 30 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 St Chad | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Lighteach moated site and associated water management features | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dicken's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Cumberbatch Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-east |
| Lighteach Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Prees Lower Heath | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Sandford Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Grotto Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 14 | 25 |
11 of the street's 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prees CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 660 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Lower Heath CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 2–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 53% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 11% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 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 3 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
- SY13 2EH: 16 addresses
- SY13 2EJ: 7 addresses of 8 in the postcode
- SY13 2EL: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- SY13 2EQ: 1 address of 28 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in SY13 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.