What kind of home is 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

17 High Street, SY4 5AA is a semi-detached house.

What is the EPC rating for 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

The current EPC rating for 17 High Street, SY4 5AA is D with a score of 57 out of 100, lodged in June 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

17 High Street, SY4 5AA has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (517 sq ft). That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY4 5AA. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 High Street, SY4 5AA use?

The latest EPC at 17 High Street, SY4 5AA records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 17 High Street, SY4 5AA have?

17 High Street, SY4 5AA has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in June 2006. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

17 High Street, SY4 5AA is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 High Street, SY4 5AA in?

17 High Street, SY4 5AA sits in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY4 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

Police records around 17 High Street, SY4 5AA show an average of 1 reported crimes per month over the last 7 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 60% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

The closest primary school to 17 High Street, SY4 5AA is St Peter's CofE Primary School (337m). The closest secondary is The Thomas Adams School (567m).

How well connected is 17 High Street, SY4 5AA?

The closest rail stop to 17 High Street, SY4 5AA is Wem Rail Station, 354m away.

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17 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AA

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Floor Ground

Habitable rooms

From EPC

Floor area

48 m²

517 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 57

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Private Rental

Overview

About 17 High Street

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

17 High Street is a semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 48 m² (around 517 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 48 m² this is the 4th smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 40–188 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (June 2012) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from June 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 48 m² it sits well below the postcode median (77 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2006. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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Risks

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Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

17 High Street's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Jun 2022

EPC Rating

D57

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.7 t/year

Occupancy

Rented

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5AA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

Jun 2006
SubdivisionFull
In report
Conversion of first and second floors into 2no flats
Documents
4 docs on file
Reference
NS/06/00642/FUL
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 High Street has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£222,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5AA: £165,000 (2024–2012).

Nearby sales in SY4 5AA

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On the street

Versus other High Street homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 17 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.

EPC Rating

57 (D)

Street avg 59 (D)

Below

Floor Area

48 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.

Full Shrewsbury report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

1/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Wem Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Peter's CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY4 5AA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for SY4 5AA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.0dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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