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On Shepherds Lane, in Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook
What it's like at SY3 5EQ: every home that has sold on Shepherds Lane 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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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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Shepherds Lane; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 37 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| Calcott Cottage, Shepherds LaneDetached | Dec 1995 | £255,000 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldy, Shepherds LaneDetached | Dec 1999 | £132,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Holly Cottage, Shepherds LaneDetached | Nov 2015 | £410,000 | 194 m² | £2,113/m² | 1 |
| Oakhaven, Shepherds LaneDetached | Feb 2020 | £262,000 | 102 m² | £2,569/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Shrewsbury, a drive away (4.1 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Welshpool Road Jct, 350 m away, with a bus about every 40 minutes on weekdays (routes X77, X75); 7 departures an hour from the 3 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Oxon CofE Primary School, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km); 65% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is The Priory School, 3.7 km away; Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Op, 450 m away; Four Crosses Garage (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Mytton Oak Medical Pract. (1.4 km), with Bicton Heath Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Sarah Bailey Beauty & Holistics is 950 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 100 m 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: 9 restaurants and cafés, 2 pubs and bars.
Oakwood School is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Shelton Cricket Club the nearest pub (950 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 53 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 46% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 120 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Radbrook Green Park, 3.4 km away; for exercise, Squash Courts (3.4 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 70 km away, and Birmingham, with far more destinations, 76 km.
Most households own their home, 19% rent privately.
It's highly educated: 44% of adults have a degree.
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.
12 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.
Shrewsbury constituency: Julia Buckley MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 11,355 (22.0%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Labour 45%, Conservative 23%, Reform UK 15%, Liberal Democrat 13%.
18 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 SY3 5EQ →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Shepherds Lane in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 29 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 19 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 91.8% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.7% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 7.3% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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 74 min
Nearest: Nantwich Leisure Centre · about 56 min
Nearest: Dudley Zoo · about 56 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.