What kind of home is 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What did 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ sell for?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ last sold for £190,000 in March 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £168,000 in July 2019, so prices have been rising over 3 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 2019 and March 2022, 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ rose from £168,000 to £190,000, a change of £22,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 3 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

The current EPC rating for 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ is D with a score of 58 out of 100, lodged in March 2015. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (818 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 6LJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ use?

The latest EPC at 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ have?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ has council approval for single-storey side and rear extension granted in June 2008 under ref. SA/08/0535/F. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ in?

34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ sits in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury. It falls within the SY5 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

Police records around 34 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ show an average of 70 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 49% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (20% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

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34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

76 m²

818 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 58

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 34 High Cross Avenue

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

34 High Cross Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 76 m² (around 818 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 76 m² it's 23.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (61 m² median across 34 EPCs). Across 2019–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £220,000 is 15.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 31.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £190,000 in March 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-west-facing
DrivewayYes

Building

Previously extendedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

34 High Cross Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2025

Current Certificate

Mar 2015

EPC Rating

D58

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 24 March 2025

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

34 High Cross Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ

1decisions1extensions3documents

Jun 2008
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side and rear of property
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
Documents
3 docs on file
Reference
SA/08/0535/F
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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.

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Current estimate

£220,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 3 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£190,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 3 years.

Sales timeline

11 March 2022Most recent
£190,000
+13.1%over 2 years
16 July 2019
£168,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LJ: £184,000 (2025–2021).

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On the street

Versus other High Cross Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 34 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On co₂ emissions, 34 High Cross Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,500

Street avg £2,003

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Floor Area

76 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.3 t/year

Street avg 3.2 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

70/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6LJ

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