UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sy5
SY5Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
House prices in SY5, Shrewsbury
Homes in SY5 sold for a median of £310,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 492 standard sales.
That is 13% above the £275,500 median for the Shropshire council area, which holds 97% of SY5's postcodes.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 271 | £395,000 | £311,000 to £513,000 |
| Semi-detached | 155 | £247,000 | £210,000 to £280,000 |
| Terraced | 53 | £240,000 | £200,000 to £320,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 | £137,500 | £120,000 to £154,000 |
SY5 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the SY postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of SY5's, it was £2,977 per m² from 317 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were detached houses, at 55% of sales.
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Where prices are higher in SY5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SY5 7, around Dorrington and Condover, with a median of £355,000, and lowest in SY5 0, around Minsterley and Pontesbury, at £280,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SY5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 44 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SY5 0HG | £565,000 | 3 |
| SY5 7LF | £465,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8EX | £435,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8QJ | £410,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0LZ | £400,000 | 5 |
| SY5 8PX | £392,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0QY | £390,000 | 4 |
| SY5 8BE | £385,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8QA | £380,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8PW | £378,500 | 4 |
| SY5 0FT | £375,000 | 4 |
| SY5 0QZ | £357,500 | 3 |
| SY5 8QB | £344,000 | 6 |
| SY5 7PP | £343,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0FS | £340,000 | 4 |
| SY5 8BU | £340,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8QG | £335,000 | 5 |
| SY5 8QN | £330,000 | 7 |
| SY5 9PN | £315,000 | 3 |
| SY5 9FG | £300,000 | 17 |
| SY5 0DF | £295,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0TQ | £292,500 | 4 |
| SY5 0FQ | £290,000 | 3 |
| SY5 6DS | £290,000 | 6 |
| SY5 7AX | £285,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0RU | £280,000 | 3 |
| SY5 9QU | £277,500 | 3 |
| SY5 6JH | £275,000 | 7 |
| SY5 8BS | £270,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0NS | £260,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0QT | £260,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0EH | £257,500 | 4 |
| SY5 6JJ | £255,000 | 3 |
| SY5 0FR | £249,000 | 15 |
| SY5 0FF | £240,000 | 8 |
| SY5 0FB | £230,000 | 4 |
| SY5 0BU | £212,000 | 7 |
| SY5 0DG | £200,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8BX | £200,000 | 6 |
| SY5 0AH | £185,000 | 3 |
| SY5 8ND | £185,000 | 3 |
| SY5 6DL | £160,000 | 5 |
| SY5 6JG | £137,000 | 4 |
| SY5 9GP | £101,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 22%, from £249,000 in 2016 to £305,000 in 2025, the ninth smallest rise of the 212 districts in the West Midlands.
Sales picked up in 2025: 302 standard sales in SY5, 21% more than the 249 in 2024.
Postcode districts in the Shropshire council area
Median sale price of the 19 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SY5 is the seventh most expensive. SY5 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- SY6 Church Stretton£385,000
- DY14 Kidderminster£345,000
- SY7 Craven Arms£340,000
- SY10 Oswestry£320,000
- WV7 Wolverhampton£320,000
- SY4 Shrewsbury£310,000
- SY5 Shrewsbury, this district£310,000
- SY3 Shrewsbury£304,500
- SY2 Shrewsbury£285,000
- TF11 Shifnal£285,000
- TF9 Market Drayton£280,000
- SY8 Ludlow£275,000
- SY13 Whitchurch£275,000
- WV15 Bridgnorth£274,000
- WV16 Bridgnorth£265,000
All 19 districts in Shropshire, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | |
| B | 18 | |
| C | 139 | |
| D | 172 | |
| E | 128 | |
| F | 27 | |
| G | 12 |
Only 32% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales. D was the most common rating: see what a D rating means.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 132 | ||
| 22 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 86 | ||
| 55 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 26 |
With 26% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £192,000 for a semi-detached house on Rodney Crescent to £685,000 for a detached house on Perkins Beach Dingle.
The latest standard sales recorded in SY5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 6 Millfield PlaceSold for £251,000
- Treecot, 10 Hope ValleySold for £460,000
- 3 Rodney CrescentSold for £192,000
- 4 Falkland ParkSold for £530,000
- 2 The BankSold for £370,000
- Oak Cottage New StreetSold for £635,000
- The Old School HouseSold for £595,000
- 11 Brookside GardensSold for £225,000
- 15 Lower CrossSold for £372,500
- 8 Perkins Beach DingleSold for £685,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Pool Orchard, Crew Green£300,00017 sales
- Hall View Drive, Minsterley£249,00015 sales
- The Chestnuts, Cross Houses£245,00011 sales
Living in SY5
Crime
35 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 91 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 29% of homes can get it
Lower than 97 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
72% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Near the middle of all postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,528 a year in Shropshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 75 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SY5, from the sales in SY5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Burnell 61 sales£372,500
- Chirbury & Worthen 54 sales£370,000
- Longden 94 sales£305,000
- Severn Valley 65 sales£280,000
- Rea Valley 155 sales£270,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Loton.
Coal mining
36% of the 1,069 live postcodes in SY5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
About these figures
The figures come from 492 standard sales in SY5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, 10% were new builds and fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.