38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
About 38 High Cross Avenue
38 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 (November 2020) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since January 2011. Between certificates, main heating went from Poor to Average; while lighting dropped from Very Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £142,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £183,000 is 28.4% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£255/sq ft) was about 43.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 52 m² it's 20.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 34 EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Outside
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- Heating systemElectric
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 November 2030
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Planning history
1 application on record at 38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
- Dec 2023OutlineOutcome in report
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for the proposed extension to the existing dropped kerb and new extended porous driveway to allow off road access and parking
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 23/04994/CPL
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£183,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.6% per year over 17 years.
£142,500
Growth on file: 2.6% per year over 17 years.
Sales timeline
3 May 2021Most recent
£142,500
+12.2%over 5 years26 February 2016
£127,000
+5.0%over 4 years28 July 2011
£121,000
+31.5%over 7 years29 April 2004
£92,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LJ: £190,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in SY5 6LJ
26 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Oct 2025
£250,00022 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold May 2025
£215,00033 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Oct 2022
£184,00034 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Mar 2022
£190,00021 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ
Sold Mar 2021
£146,000
Versus other High Cross Avenue homes
On floor area, 38 High Cross Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,740
Street avg £1,990
Floor Area
52 m²
Street avg 64 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.0 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
70/mo
Falling 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







