SY5 8HT is in Lea Cross, Shrewsbury and Shropshire district. SY5 8HT 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 Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HT and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: SY5 8JQ, SY5 8HS.

Area Report

Property Prices

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

Estimated Average Property Prices for SY5 8HT

Average Price
£380,575
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
£380,575
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales in SY5 8HT

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Halston Farm Cottage, Shrewsbury, Shropshire
Detached, an established residential building
£260,0002016-04-08 £380,575

Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Pontesbury CofE Primary School
Bogey Lane , Pontesbury SY5 0TF
4out of 4 2,630 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School
Cruckmeole , Hanwood SY5 8JN
3out of 4 2,938 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
Longden CofE Primary School
Plealey Road , Longden SY5 8EX
3out of 4 3,287 yd Voluntary aided school Yes 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 2,506 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Spring Lea Fishery CafeSpring Lea Fishery, Spring Lea570 yd
Lea Cross TandooriLea Cross, Shrewsbury687 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Lea Cross Pitches
grass pitches746 yd

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 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

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/s100.0%

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

Safety

Is SY5 8HT dangerous?

In 2023, 2 crimes were reported near SY5 8HT . 87% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered very safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of SY5 8HT.

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

More Crime Statistics for Lea Cross, Shrewsbury, SY5 8HT

Employment

SY5 8HT area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 3% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 19% 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 8HT area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired78
Full-Time Employee66
Self-Employed48
Part-Time Employee25
Looking after home or family11
Student (economically inactive)10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)6
Other5
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Unemployed4

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities35
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles23
Agriculture, forestry and fishing18
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security14
Construction12
Manufacturing11
Professional, scientific and technical activities10
Education9
Other7
Administrative and support service activities6
Accommodation and food service activities5
Transport and storage4
Real estate activities4
Financial and insurance activities3
Information and communication2

People

Gender

Female152
Male142

Partnership Status

Single67
Married: Opposite sex153
Separated3
Divorced17
Widowed19

Health

Very good health153
Good health98
Fair health33
Bad health11
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications25
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 16
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 49
Apprenticeship13
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 33
Degree or Similar 122
Other1

Culture

Ethnic Group

White291

Country of Birth

United Kingdom282
European Union7
Rest of Europe1
Africa1
The Americas and the Caribbean1
Oceania1

Length of Residence

Born in the UK282
10+ Years11

Passport Held

United Kingdom246
Other EU countries2
North Africa1
No passport held46

Religion

No religion87
Christian179
Muslim1
Other religion4
Not answered22