What kind of home is 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ sell for?

5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ last sold for £20,500 in January 1996, around 31 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ have?

The current EPC rating for 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in June 2017. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (570 sq ft), around 27 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in SY5 6LJ. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ use?

The latest EPC at 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ records electricity as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

5 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 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ in?

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

How safe is the area around 5 High Cross Avenue, SY5 6LJ?

Police records around 5 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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5 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury, SY5 6LJ

Estimated value

£175,000

Since the 1996 sale (£20,500)+754%
Against SY5 6LJ's recent median (£190,000)-8%

Newest record on this page: October 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

53 m²

570 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£175,000

Against its 1996 sale (£20,500)+754%
Against SY5 6LJ's recent median (£190,000)-8%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 High Cross Avenue is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6LJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

Floor area
53 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2017
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 1996
Recent sales in SY5 6LJ
5 sales, median £190,000 (2025–2021)

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Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

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

Sales timeline

12 January 1996Most recent
£20,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 6LJ: £190,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in SY5 6LJ

Risks

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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 31 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 £175,000 sits 753.7% 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

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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.

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

Current Certificate

Jun 2017

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

Electric

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 11 June 2027

6 months remaining

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.

A planning report still maps activity across the surrounding area and reads this property's extension & conversion potential.

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 £2,114

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

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

70/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Most reported crime locally

Violence & Sexual Offences449 reports49%
Anti-social Behaviour125 reports14%
Other Theft73 reports8%
Criminal Damage & Arson70 reports8%

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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· 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

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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2 bed

£194k

1 Holcroft Way, Cross Houses

SY5 6LQ

3 bed1 bath

£249k

1 Eagle Mews, Sheinton Road, Cressage

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3 bed2 bath

£269k

1 Ashdale Road, Cressage

SY5 6DT

3 bed

£190k

1 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses

SY5 6LJ

£359k

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SY5 6BJ

4 bed2 bath

£215k

1, Dinchope, Atcham

SY5 6QW

£218k

1 Grange Cottages, Atcham

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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 5 High Cross Avenue is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in SY5 6LJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from: Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for 5 High Cross Avenue. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC: Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 5 High Cross Avenue was lodged in June 2017 at band D and is valid until June 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 High Cross Avenue. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures: Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 13 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from SY5 6LJ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 5 High Cross Avenue is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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