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On Aston Road, in Wem
What it's like at SY4 5AZ: every home that has sold on Aston Road 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.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Aston Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 59 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Aston RoadDetached | Jan 2020 | £270,000 | 162 m² | £1,667/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Aston RoadDetached | Oct 2006 | £143,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, Aston RoadTerraced | Apr 2006 | £132,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Aston RoadTerraced | Jun 2024 | £210,000 | 83 m² | £2,530/m² | 4 |
| 11, Aston RoadDetached | Nov 2019 | £245,500 | 117 m² | £2,098/m² | 3 |
| 17, Aston RoadDetached | Jul 2000 | £137,500 | 288 m² | £477/m² | 1 |
| 19, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £224,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 21, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Jun 2004 | £233,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 23, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Nov 2013 | £125,000 | 78 m² | £1,603/m² | 4 |
| 25, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £215,683 | 107 m² | £2,016/m² | 5 |
| 27, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2023 | £275,000 | 106 m² | £2,594/m² | 3 |
| 29, Aston RoadTerraced | Aug 2016 | £143,000 | 88 m² | £1,625/m² | 3 |
| 31, Aston RoadTerraced | Mar 2013 | £160,000 | 112 m² | £1,429/m² | 2 |
| 33, Aston RoadDetached | Sept 2007 | £320,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 35, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2008 | £245,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 37, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Oct 2011 | £230,000 | 153 m² | £1,503/m² | 3 |
| 39, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Sept 1999 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 41, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £200,000 | 90 m² | £2,222/m² | 3 |
| 43, Aston RoadDetached | May 2018 | £233,500 | 106 m² | £2,203/m² | 4 |
| 45, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2025 | £240,000 | 96 m² | £2,500/m² | 2 |
| 47, Aston RoadDetached | Dec 2001 | £78,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Doveley, Aston RoadSemi-detached | May 2002 | £80,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Westgate, 15, Aston RoadSemi-detached | Aug 2017 | £335,000 | 185 m² | £1,811/m² | 5 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wem, a few minutes' walk (100 m), with 112k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is No. 23, under 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 509); 12 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Thomas Adams School, 900 m away; Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is close by: a food store is about 7 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Wem And Prees Medical Practice (550 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Halo Hair & Beauty is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 17 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: 12 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs and bars.
Chicos Mediterranean Express is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and White Lion Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 71 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 89 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 42% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
Bungalow country: 29% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Wem Recreation Ground, 250 m away; for exercise, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre (600 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 54 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 63 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 44% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% 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.
44 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| the Drayton Gate and Adjoining Stables to East | II | 140 m |
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%.
6 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 SY4 5AZ →
On this street: 0 of 36 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.5% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.5% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.5% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 10.0% | 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 63 min
Nearest: Cambrian Heritage Railways · about 33 min
Nearest: Chester Zoo · about 47 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Shropshire since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 59 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.