3 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
About 3 High Cross Avenue
3 High Cross Avenue is a semi-detached house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2014. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 54 m² it's 17% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 34 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
Planning history
3 High Cross Avenue has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
3 High Cross Avenue has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£180,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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 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
3 High Cross Avenue is notably below the street on habitable rooms.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
54 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
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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







