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

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 55
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 High Cross Avenue

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

5 High Cross Avenue is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 6LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in January 1996. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £170,000 sits 729.3% above the 1996 sale of £20,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£36/sq ft) was about 80% below the postcode norm. At 53 m² it's 18.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (65 m² median across 34 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 High Cross Avenue

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D55
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 High Cross Avenue has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 5 High Cross Avenue was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£170,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1996)

£20,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 January 1996Most recent

    £20,500

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

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.

Price per m² for 5 High Cross Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£387

Street avg £2,079

Strongly below

Floor Area

53 m²

Street avg 64 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 High Cross Avenue

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£250k

1 Cherry Arbor, Cressage

SY5 6DL

2 bed
£206k

1 Holcroft Way, Cross Houses

SY5 6LQ

3 bed1 bath
£264k

1 Ashdale Road, Cressage

SY5 6DT

3 bed
£282k

1 Eagle Mews, Sheinton Road, Cressage

SY5 6BY

3 bed2 bath
£190k

1 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses

SY5 6LJ

£378k

1 Clockhouse Stables, Cound Park Drive, Cound

SY5 6BJ

4 bed2 bath
£140k

1 Betton Hall Flats, Betton Strange, Cross Houses

SY5 6JA

Flat

1 Hillside Road, Cressage

SY5 6DX

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Shrewsbury district page.
Full Shrewsbury report

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around SY5 6LJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for SY5 6LJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for SY5 6LJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 5 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.