The Yelves Ashfields, Shropshire
34 addresses across 6 postcodes (TF9), about 1 km (0.6 miles) long. USRN 28200836.
- Sales: 12 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £245,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6, E: 8, 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 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 Oakengates, about 15.6 km (9.7 miles) away in a straight line.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 3.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 83 to 94 m above sea level.
- Noise: 3 of its 34 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Wellington Road Surgery, about 8.7 km (5.4 miles) away.
- People: About 1,220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 76% of households owned their home and 35% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £237,000 | £237,000 | £237,000 |
| 2022 | 2 | £311,000 | £270,000 | £352,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £259,000 | £259,000 | £259,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £187,500 | £187,500 | £187,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £185,000 | £185,000 | £185,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £195,000 | £195,000 | £195,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £115,000 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| 1996 | 2 | £41,500 | £25,000 | £58,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 2025 | 2 TF9 2NQ | Flat or maisonette | £245,000 | |
| 28 Nov 2024 | 8 TF9 2NQ | Terraced | £135,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 4 Sep 2023 | 5 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £237,000 | |
| 9 Sep 2022 | 4 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £270,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 1 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £352,000 | |
| 5 Jan 2018 | 1 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £259,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 12 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £187,500 | |
| 18 Jul 2014 | 6 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £185,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2004 | 10 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £195,000 | |
| 5 Oct 2001 | 1 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 29 Mar 1996 | 6 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 29 Feb 1996 | 1 TF9 2NQ | Semi-detached | £25,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 95 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (11); House, detached (3); House, mid-terrace (1). Built: 1930-1949 (7); 1950-1966 (6); before 1900 (3). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (11); rented (social) (4); rented (private) (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (23% of about 2,130 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TF9 2NQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 4 | unlikely |
| TF9 2NL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TF9 2NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TF9 2NN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TF9 2PB | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| TF9 2NG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 34 addresses are between 83 m and 94 m above sea level (88 m on average); the ground rises about 11 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TF9 2NG | 38% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF9 2NL | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF9 2NN | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF9 2NQ | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF9 2NW | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| TF9 2PB | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Oakengates 72,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15.6 km (9.7 miles) |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Yelves Hinstock | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Interchange Newport | 8.3 km (5.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Frogmore Road Car Park | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Manchester Airport MAN | 58.3 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wellington Road Surgery | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 8.4 km (5.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 38 St. Mary's Street | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Market Drayton Cottage Hospital | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 8.3 km (5.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 380 m² | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8,630 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,450 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Pond | Lake or reservoir | 880 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Wilderness Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Bearcroft Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Buttermilk Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-west |
| Primrose Dell | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Cheswardine Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 34 |
3 of the street's 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinstock Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 10% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 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) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 5 to 6 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
- TF9 2NQ: 18 addresses of 21 in the postcode
- TF9 2NL: 4 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TF9 2NW: 4 addresses of 7 in the postcode
- TF9 2NN: 3 addresses
- TF9 2PB: 3 addresses of 5 in the postcode
- TF9 2NG: 2 addresses of 15 in the postcode
Nearby streets
All the streets in TF9 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.