The Moorhens, Annscroft, Shrewsbury, SY5 8AP
About The Moorhens
The Moorhens is a property in Annscroft, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury (SY5 8AP).
It hasn't traded since June 1997, a hold of 29 years that's notably long for the area. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2008. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–1997, sale prices on this property compounded at -1% per year.
Energy performance
No EPC on record
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Planning history
Council records include a two-storey side extension at The Moorhens.
- Jul 2008ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Erection of a two storey side extension, replacement of rooflights with dormer windows and new boundary wall to roadside
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- SA/08/0507/F
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Sales history & valuation
The Moorhens changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£75,000
Growth on file: -1.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
26 June 1997Most recent
£75,000
-1.3%over 1 year23 February 1996
£76,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in SY5 8AP: £215,000 (2024–2012).
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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.
Closest school
1.3 km
Longden CofE Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB







