St John's Close Ellesmere, Shropshire
7 addresses across 2 postcodes (SY12), about 90 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 28200582.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1, C: 1, D: 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 A; 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 Gobowen, about 9.9 km (6.2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, The Mere at Ellesmere, is about 250 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.3 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.5 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 103 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 7 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Churchmere Medical Group, about 390 m away.
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 57% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 154 m². Most common: House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (32% of about 760 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ellesmere (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
- 24 AND 26, ST JOHNS HILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Victoria Garage, Scotland Street, Ellesmere, Shropshire, SY12 0DG: up to 8 homes, permissioned (300 m)
- Old Station Yard, Brownlow Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire: up to 7 homes, permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Old Station Yard, Brownlow Road, Ellesmere, Shropshire: up to 58 homes, permissioned (680 m (0.4 miles))
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
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 7 addresses are between 103 m and 107 m above sea level (106 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY12 0EZ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY12 0HL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.1 km (7.5 miles) | |
| Wem 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.9 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 13 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Watergate Street Ellesmere | 170 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest 12 Talbot Street Parking | 220 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 47.7 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Churchmere Medical Group | 390 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ellesmere Pharmacy | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 160 m |
| Hospital | Penley Hospital | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Ellesmere Police Station | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Ellesmere | 270 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Mere at Ellesmere 63 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,820 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,970 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 63 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Sheraton House, a listed building (Grade II*), 80 m east. 119 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 6 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sheraton House | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m east |
| Church of St Mary | Listed building, Grade I | 170 m north-east |
| Ellesmere Castle: a motte and bailey castle 200m south west of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 190 m east |
| 17 Church Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-east |
| Beech House British Waterways Board Canal Maintenance Depot, Beech House (Nos. 2-6), Shropshire Union Canal (South East Side) (Llangollen Branch) | Listed building, Grade II* | 460 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Mere | Lake or reservoir | 620 m (0.4 miles) north-east |
| Paddock Wood | Wood | 870 m (0.5 miles) north-east |
| George's Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Stapeley Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Blake Mere | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-east |
| The Rookery | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 7 |
1 of the street's 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellesmere Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | 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 |
| Lakelands Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Spices SY12 0ET | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 1 Major improvement necessary | 26 Aug 2026 |
| The Magic Lantern SY12 0EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 130 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| The Ellesmere Hotel Ltd SY12 0ES | Pub/bar/nightclub | 150 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Shropshire Fish Bar SY12 0EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | 5 Very good | 5 May 2026 |
| Thaimere Restaurant SY12 0ES | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
| Coral SY12 0EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 160 m | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Ellesmere Newsagents SY12 0ES | Retailers - other | 170 m | 5 Very good | 5 Jun 2024 |
| V20 Coffee SY12 0EP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 12 Feb 2025 |
| Vermeulens SY12 0AR | Manufacturers/packers | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Mar 2026 |
| The Vaults SY12 0EP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 180 m | 5 Very good | 4 Dec 2023 |
| B Hawkins And Son SY12 0AR | Retailers - other | 180 m | 4 Good | 25 Jun 2025 |
| Red Lion Hotel SY12 0HD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 190 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Martha & Mable SY12 0HD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 4 Jan 2024 |
| Pete's Sandwich Bar SY12 0AR | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 190 m | 5 Very good | 19 Jun 2026 |
| GOOSE Eats SY12 0AR | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 190 m | 5 Very good | 7 Nov 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 10 |
| Shoplifting | 10 |
| Public order | 8 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (19); On or near Market Street (14); On or near High Street (11); On or near Brownlow Court (7); On or near Petrol Station (5).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 57% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 41% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 41% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 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
Nearby streets
St John's Hill · Church Hill · Birch Road · Pinfold Lane · Kynaston Place · High Street · Watergate Street · Dairy Grove · Church Street · Market Street · St Marys Court · Market Street
All the streets in SY12 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.