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Ellesmere
What it's like at SY12 9LT: 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
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.
| Virginia CottageDetached | Jul 2020 | £530,000 | 210 m² | £2,524/m² | 3 |
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The nearest station is Gobowen, a drive away (6.8 km), with 248k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Church Lane Jct, 550 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 53).
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 Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Lakelands Academy, 3.5 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, 3.8 km away, with Brooklands Dairy closer still (1.5 km) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Churchmere Medical Group (3.6 km), with Ellesmere Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (3.8 km).
For a haircut, Mr Mod Barbers is 3.8 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.
Ellesmere Rangers Football Club is the closest café or restaurant (3.2 km), and Matthew Rose Catering @ Criftins Parish Hall the nearest pub (550 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 Cremorne Gardens, 4.0 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.
6 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.
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%.
1 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 9LT →
| 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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