70 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
About 70 High Street
70 High Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in February 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump.
At 165 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £215,000 in August 2025. 5 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £251,000 is 16.7% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£121/sq ft) was about 27.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Already flagged here
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
70 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls changed
Hot water system upgraded
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Planning history
Planning history at 70 High Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2024Tree WorksTreesIn report
Fell 1no Holly within Wem Conservation Area
- Agent
- Benbow Brothers Timber Limited
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 24/01793/TCA
- Nov 2020Tree WorksTreesIn report
Crown reduce by up to 2 metres 4no. Cherry trees, reduce 1no. Crab apple tree back from neighbours by up to 2 metres and crown reduce 1no. Ash by up to 30% within Wem conservation area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 20/04630/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 70 High Street
Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
70 High Street has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2001.
£251,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 24 years.
£215,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
27 August 2025Most recent
£215,000
+21.8%over 21 years19 February 2004
£176,500
+74.8%over 2 years7 June 2001
£101,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5DR: £72,500 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in SY4 5DR
88 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold Dec 2023
£204,00092 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold Apr 2023
£465,000Grove House, Flat 5, 94 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold Apr 2023
£60,000Flat 4, 81 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold Nov 2022
£62,000Flat 2, 81 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold May 2021
£72,500
Everything we know about 70 High Street, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other High Street homes
Years Held for 70 High Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,303
Street avg £1,192
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 9.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
Wem Rail Station — railway station.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Thomas Adams School. 2 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.6dB