Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Shropshire › Neighbourhood Wem › Postcode SY4 5BX What's changing near SY4 5BX Within 2 km, around Wem in Shropshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
9 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
42 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.7% like-for-like prices in Wem, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
+13% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first Planning permission Feb 2024 Planning permission Jan 2024 Planning permission Permission for 8 homes Old Post Office And Buildings To The Rear 25 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5DG (full planning permission) Apr 2023 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
18 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in SY4 5BX itself
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km 4 storm overflows within 2 km
256 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
64 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Wem Aston Road Stw into River Roden 13 spills, 116 hours in 2025
750 m away Severn Trent Water Wellgate Combined Sewer Overflow into River Roden 30 spills, 57 hours in 2025
700 m away Severn Trent Water Wem Drawel P.Stn Storm Overflow into Wem Brook (River Roden) 6 spills, 49 hours in 2025
750 m away Severn Trent Water The Grove Cso into Tri Of River Roden 15 spills, 34 hours in 2025
950 m away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 9 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (14 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Lower Heath Farm, Lower Heath - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 560 kW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Highbury Poultry Farm Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Nov 2022 Solar farm Highbury Poultry Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jan 2023 Rooftop solar Sansaw Business Park, Hadnall - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2022 Solar farm Harmer Hill, Webscott - Solar Array Planning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2026 Anaerobic digestion RAF Shawbury Approved, not yet built
Jul 2022 Solar farm Kenwick Lodge, Cockshutt - Solar Array Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Oct 2022 Rooftop solar TB Electrics, Sandford - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 170 kW
Aug 2025 Solar farm The Beeches, Alkington - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Apr 2025 Running nearest: Charity Farm (Burlton Solar Farm) (solar farm, 7.1 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned Shrubbery Gardens, Wem Highway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027 Major, planned New Street, Wem Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major New Street, Wem Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned New Street, Wem Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major New Street, Wem Utility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Lowe Hill Road, Wem New service connection · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Mar 2020 Decided decided Jul 2017 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.