23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
About 23 High Cross Avenue
23 High Cross Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 52 m² (around 560 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (December 2019) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Sold June 2020 for £150,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 52 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 34 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £197,000 is 31.3% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£268/sq ft) was about 48.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2005ExtensionFullIn report
Erection of an attached, pitched roof garage to side
- Reference
- SA/05/0780/F
What's in 23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1995.
£197,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 25 years.
£150,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
18 June 2020Most recent
£150,000
+15.4%over 13 years23 March 2007
£130,000
+92.6%over 4 years4 August 2002
£67,500
+77.6%over 7 years3 August 1995
£38,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LJ: £184,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY5 6LJ
26 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Oct 2025
£250,00033 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Oct 2022
£184,00034 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Mar 2022
£190,00038 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold May 2021
£142,50021 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Mar 2021
£146,000
Versus other High Cross Avenue homes
On price per m², 23 High Cross Avenue stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£2,885
Street avg £1,948
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







