SY5 8HJ is in Longden, Shrewsbury and Shrewsbury And Atcham district. SY5 8HJ is located in the Longden electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Longden, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HJ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Area Report

Property Prices

Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Shrewsbury And Atcham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for SY5 8HJ

Average Price
£435,498
Semi-Detached
£257,890
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£494,700
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in SY5 8HJ

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
1 Longden Wood Cottage, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£250,0002021-06-25 £285,231
1 Longden Wood Cottage, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Semi-Detached, an established residential building
£180,0002019-11-01 £230,549
The Threshing Barn Longden Wood Farm, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Detached, an established residential building
£495,0002013-09-30 £785,245
2 Longden Wood Cottage, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Detached, an established residential building
£171,0002003-07-11 £356,005
The Threshing Barn Longden Wood Farm, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Detached, an established residential building
£300,0002002-07-12 £759,495

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Longden CofE Primary School
Plealey Road , Longden SY5 8EX
3out of 4 1,673 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edward's CofE Primary School
Church Road , Dorrington SY5 7JL
1out of 4 4,059 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Pontesbury CofE Primary School
Bogey Lane , Pontesbury SY5 0TF
4out of 4 4,652 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School
Cruckmeole , Hanwood SY5 8JN
3out of 4 4,917 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Condover CofE Primary School
Condover , SY5 7AA
3out of 4 5,405 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Mary Webb School and Science College
Pontesbury , SY5 0TG
3out of 4 4,617 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Red LionThe Red Lion Inn, Longden Common1,074 yd

Sport

We haven't found any sport facilities near SY5 8HJ postcode.

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is SY5 8HJ dangerous?

According to police statistics, there was no crime reported in SY5 8HJ area in year 2023. This neighbourhood is very safe.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

Employment

SY5 8HJ area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 11% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 15% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

The percentage of retired residents living in SY5 8HJ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 37% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired100
Full-Time Employee87
Self-Employed39
Part-Time Employee25
Student (economically inactive)6
Looking after home or family6
Full-Time Student (with or without job)4
Other1
Long-Term Sick or disabled0
Unemployed0

Employment Industry

Education18
Human health and social work activities16
Professional, scientific and technical activities12
Agriculture, forestry and fishing12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security11
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles11
Construction11
Manufacturing10
Administrative and support service activities7
Accommodation and food service activities6
Financial and insurance activities5
Information and communication4
Real estate activities3
Transport and storage3
Other1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1

People

Gender

Female159
Male153

Partnership Status

Single64
Married: Opposite sex165
Separated2
Divorced13
Widowed25

Health

Very good health171
Good health94
Fair health41
Bad health4
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications21
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 20
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 33
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 56
Degree or Similar 117
Other8

Culture

Ethnic Group

Mixed White and Caribbean2
Mixed Other3
White306

Country of Birth

United Kingdom302
European Union8
Middle East and Asia1
The Americas and the Caribbean1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK302
10+ Years7
5-10 Years1
2-5 Years1
Less than 2 years1

Passport Held

United Kingdom270
Ireland1
France1
Italy4
Spain1
No passport held33

Religion

No religion89
Christian200
Buddhist1
Other religion4
Not answered18