88 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
About 88 High Street
88 High Street is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Wem, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY4 5DR). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 34 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £263,000 is 28.9% above the 2023 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£137/sq ft) was about 44.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £204,000 in December 2023.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
88 High Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Planning history at 88 High Street is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- Nov 2012Tree WorksTreesIn report
To fell one Silver Birch tree and replace with a Magnolia within Wem Conservation Area
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/04222/TCA
- Sept 2010Tree WorksTreesIn report
Prune and cut back overhanging bough and branches of 1 x Silver Birch Tree within Wem Conservation Area
Conservation Area- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 10/03338/TCA
We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 88 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
88 High Street valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£263,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£204,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 December 2023Most recent
£204,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY4 5DR: £72,500 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY4 5DR
70 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5DR
Sold Aug 2025
£215,00092 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 88 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
On years held, 88 High Street runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,478
Street avg £1,174
Floor Area
138 m²
Street avg 167 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 9.9 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