34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
About 34 High Cross Avenue
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 £236,000 is 24.2% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£232/sq ft) was about 33.3% 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.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 24 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
34 High Cross Avenue has an approved single-storey side and rear extension on the planning record.
- Jun 2008ExtensionFullIn 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
What's in 34 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£236,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 3 years.
£190,000
Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 3 years.
Sales timeline
11 March 2022Most recent
£190,000
+13.1%over 2 years16 July 2019
£168,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LJ: £150,000 (2025–2020).
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
£184,00038 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold May 2021
£142,50021 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Mar 2021
£146,00023 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Jun 2020
£150,000
Versus other High Cross Avenue homes
On co₂ emissions, 34 High Cross Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,500
Street avg £1,968
Floor Area
76 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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.
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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.5dB







