The Lea Lea, Shropshire
32 addresses across 4 postcodes (SY5), about 2.6 km (1.6 miles) long. USRN 34701243.
- Sales: 27 recorded sales since 1995; in 2024 the median was £255,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 2, C: 7, D: 2, E: 3, F: 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 D; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Shrewsbury, about 8.9 km (5.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 2.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 4.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 96 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 1,050 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 87% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | £255,000 | £190,000 | £900,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £330,000 | £330,000 | £330,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £477,500 | £257,000 | £698,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £180,000 | £180,000 | £180,000 |
| 2007 | 2 | £277,500 | £210,000 | £345,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £193,500 | £165,000 | £222,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £136,000 | £129,000 | £143,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £75,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 1999 | 2 | £161,975 | £74,950 | £249,000 |
| 1998 | 2 | £164,250 | £48,500 | £280,000 |
| 1997 | 2 | £61,750 | £58,500 | £65,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 2024 | EDRED SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £255,000 | |
| 20 Mar 2024 | RANULF COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £190,000 | |
| 11 Jan 2024 | LEA HALL SY5 8HY | Detached | £900,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2023 | EDRED SY5 8HY | Other | £1,500 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 17 Jun 2021 | SOUTH HOUSE SY5 8HY | Other | £568,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 May 2021 | HERIBERT COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 22 Feb 2019 | 2 SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £330,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2018 | SOUTH HOUSE SY5 8HY | Detached | £698,000 | |
| 26 Jan 2018 | 2 SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £257,000 | |
| 1 Sep 2017 | LEA HALL SY5 8HY | Other | £742,750 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 27 Sep 2013 | EDRED SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 12 Oct 2007 | OAK HOUSE SY5 8HY | Detached | £345,000 | |
| 27 Jul 2007 | CADFAEL SY5 8HY | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 15 Dec 2006 | HERIBERT COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £165,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 1 SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £222,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2004 | CADFAEL SY5 8HY | Terraced | £143,000 | |
| 19 Mar 2004 | RANULF COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £129,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2000 | HERIBERT COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £75,000 | |
| 10 Dec 1999 | HERIBERT COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £74,950 | |
| 1 Oct 1999 | PENDEXI SY5 8HY | Detached | £249,000 | |
| 3 Aug 1998 | LEA HOUSE SY5 8HY | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 30 Jun 1998 | RANULF COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £48,500 | |
| 30 Oct 1997 | OAK HOUSE SY5 8HY | Detached | £65,000 | |
| 12 Sep 1997 | CADFAEL SY5 8HY | Terraced | £58,500 | New build. |
| 30 Aug 1996 | HERIBERT COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £45,000 | |
| 22 Mar 1996 | BERINGAR COTTAGE SY5 8HY | Terraced | £43,500 | |
| 29 Dec 1995 | 2 SY5 8HY | Semi-detached | £94,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 121 m². Most common: House, detached (8); House, mid-terrace (3); Bungalow, detached (1). Built: before 1900 (4); 2012 (2); 2017 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (6); rented (private) (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (11 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 D (27% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 7.
- 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
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH OF GREEN ACRES, grade II
- DOVECOTE APPROXIMATELY 30 METRES NORTH EAST OF NEWNHAM HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- LEA FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NEWNHAM HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
- NOX HOUSE AND ATTACHED STABLES, grade II
- POLMERE FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLES ATTACHED TO SOUTH WEST END OF NEWNHAM HALL FARMHOUSE, grade II
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, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 8HY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY5 9PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY5 8HR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY5 8PU | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 82 m and 96 m above sea level (89 m on average); the ground rises about 14 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY5 8HR | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 8HY | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| SY5 8PU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY5 9PX | 75% | 75% | 75% | 25% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Gains Park Way Shelter Bicton Heath | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 6.1 km (3.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 73.4 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Pontesbury & Worthen Medical Practice | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Pontesbury Pharmacy | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Minsterley Road Dental Practice | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | 6.2 km (3.9 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Pontesbury Police Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,750 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,560 m² | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4.1 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall, a scheduled monument, 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Roman villa 150yds (140m) SE of Lea Hall | Scheduled monument | 600 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hinton Plantation | Wood | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Long Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Buck's Coppice | Wood | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Lingcroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Happy Valley | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) south |
| Pontesford Hill | Hill | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 22 | 31 |
10 of the street's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 33% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 35% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 18% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 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
- SY5 8HY: 20 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- SY5 9PX: 6 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- SY5 8HR: 5 addresses of 16 in the postcode
- SY5 8PU: 1 address of 12 in the postcode
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.