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Ellesmere
What it's like at SY12 0PG: every home that has sold on the street since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Nothing recorded on this street or nearby yet.
Sales and extensions on the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
| Lion CottageSemi-detached | Mar 2016 | £148,500 | 109 m² | £1,362/m² | 3 |
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| Lion HouseSemi-detached | Oct 1999 | £84,000 | 133 m² | £632/m² | 2 |
| The Old Coach HouseOther | Nov 2024 | £215,000 | 164 m² | £1,311/m² | 1 |
| The Old VicarageDetached | Apr 2014 | £535,000 | 356 m² | £1,503/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Wem, a drive away (10 km), with 112k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Sun Inn, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 508, 449, 205).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 90 minutes away by public transport (45 by car).
The nearest primary school is Welshampton CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 38% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lakelands Academy, 3.8 km away; Attainment 8: 43.1 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 3.3 km away, with Oteley Estate closer still (2.0 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Churchmere Medical Group (3.4 km), with Ellesmere Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.2 km).
For a haircut, JS Hair at 10 is 3.2 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 23 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Willenhall Way is the closest café or restaurant (1.3 km), and The Sun Inn the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 225 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 48% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 196 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Castlefields, 2.8 km away.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 47 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 65 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
3 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
North Shropshire constituency: Helen Morgan MP (Liberal Democrat), since December 2021. 2024 general election: LD gain from Con, majority 15,311 (30.9%), turnout 64%. Vote shares: Liberal Democrat 53%, Conservative 22%, Reform UK 16%, Labour 7%.
3 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SY12 0PG →
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 8.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 65.4% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 20.6% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Wallasey · about 60 min
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 36 min
Nearest: Chester Zoo · about 44 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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