What's changing near SY4 5UP
Within 2 km, around Wem in Shropshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
8new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
42homes 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
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionFeb 2024
900 m away - Planning permissionJan 2024
750 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 8 homesOld Post Office And Buildings To The Rear 25 High Street, Wem, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY4 5DG (full planning permission) Apr 2023
800 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SY4 5UP 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
4storm overflows within 2 km
256hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
64spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Wem Aston Road Stwinto River Roden13 spills, 116 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wellgate Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Roden30 spills, 57 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Wem Drawel P.Stn Storm Overflowinto Wem Brook (River Roden)6 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
The Grove Csointo Tri Of River Roden15 spills, 34 hours in 2025
900 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
8 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 PanelsApproved, not yet built · 560 kW
Jun 2025
7.4 km away - Solar farm
Kenwick Lodge, Cockshutt - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Oct 2022
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Highbury Poultry Farm Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Nov 2022
7.7 km away - Solar farm
Highbury Poultry Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jan 2023
7.7 km away - Solar farm
Harmer Hill, Webscott - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 1 MW
Apr 2026
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sansaw Business Park, Hadnall - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2022
8.0 km away - Anaerobic digestion
RAF ShawburyApproved, not yet built
Jul 2022
8.6 km away - Solar farm
The Beeches, Alkington - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
9.7 km away
Running nearest: Charity Farm (Burlton Solar Farm) (solar farm, 6.7 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
New Street, WemUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
New Street, WemUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
New Street, WemUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
New Street, WemUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Shrubbery Gardens, WemHighway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
800 m away - Standard
Lowe Hill Road, WemNew service connection · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Mar 2020
10.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2017
23.8 km away
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.