Squirrel View Sheet, Shropshire
10 addresses across 1 postcode (SY8), about 40 m long. USRN 36500415.
10 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £223,500 across 1 sale. 5 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 2). 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27. Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises. The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The nearest park or garden is about 580 m away. Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits. It is about 110 m above sea level. 5 of its 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic. The nearest GP surgery is Station Drive Surgery, about 1.9 km away. About 180 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 81% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification. 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often burglary.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £223,500 | £223,500 | £223,500 |
| 2018 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £200,000 | £200,000 | £200,000 |
| 2015 | 2 | £201,250 | £175,000 | £227,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | £168,000 | £136,000 | £200,000 |
| 1997 | 1 | £56,000 | £56,000 | £56,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £50,250 | £47,500 | £53,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2022 | 7 SY8 4JT | Semi-detached | £223,500 | |
| 25 May 2018 | 5 SY8 4JT | Detached | £218,000 | |
| 18 Aug 2017 | 8 SY8 4JT | Terraced | £200,000 | |
| 30 Sep 2015 | 8 SY8 4JT | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 6 Aug 2015 | 1 SY8 4JT | Detached | £227,500 | |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 1 SY8 4JT | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2008 | 8 SY8 4JT | Terraced | £136,000 | |
| 6 Aug 1997 | 8 SY8 4JT | Terraced | £56,000 | |
| 29 Nov 1996 | 7 SY8 4JT | Semi-detached | £53,000 | |
| 8 Jan 1996 | 7 SY8 4JT | Semi-detached | £47,500 |
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, detached (2); Bungalow, detached (1); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1976-1982 (4); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5).
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 C (33% of about 1,070 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 1 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 is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 110 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 4JT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.3 km | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 5 stops within 400 m, 12 within 800 m; nearest Riverdale Sheet | 60 m |
| Car parks | Smithfield Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 430 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 64.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station Drive Surgery | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Lunts Pharmacy | 1.8 km |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Alliance Dentistry LTD | 290 m |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 2.0 km |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 1.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 580 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,420 m² | 740 m |
| Playing field | Ludlow Boxing Club 1.8 ha | 1.4 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 220 m² | 1.9 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 6.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Caynham Camp, a large univallate hillfort 700m north west of Caynham, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km east. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Caynham Camp, a large univallate hillfort 700m north west of Caynham | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km east |
| St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km west |
| Henley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ledwyche Pool | Lake or reservoir | 690 m north-east |
| Ledwyche Covert | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Rock Covert | Wood | 1.2 km north |
| The Colonel's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km north-east |
| Tinkers Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south |
| Hays Dingle | Valley | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 10 |
5 of the street's 10 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marks And Spencer SY8 4HA | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 320 m | 5 Very good | 8 Sep 2026 |
| The Squirrel SY8 1LS | Pub/bar/nightclub | 400 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2024 |
| Domino’s Pizza SY8 1XF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2025 |
| SGN Ludlow Service Station SY8 1LS | Retailers - other | 450 m | 5 Very good | 25 Mar 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Burglary | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sheet Road (2); On or near Squirrel View (2); On or near Ledwyche Court (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 28% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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
- SY8 4JT: 10 addresses of 53 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Ledwyche Court · Lewis Drive · Beaconsfield Park · Lloyd Way · Murchison Place · Sheet Road · Eco Park Road
All the streets in SY8 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 aircraft, industry or neighbours: noise figures are models of road and rail traffic outside, in England only.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.