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On Windmill Meadow, in Wem
What it's like at SY4 5YH: every home that has sold on Windmill Meadow 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Windmill Meadow; 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, Windmill MeadowDetached | Jun 2008 | £214,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2005 | £270,000 | 112 m² | £2,411/m² | 1 |
| 3, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2016 | £235,000 | 116 m² | £2,026/m² | 3 |
| 4, Windmill MeadowDetached | Aug 2006 | £187,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 5, Windmill MeadowDetached | Jul 2014 | £158,000 | 79 m² | £2,000/m² | 2 |
| 6, Windmill MeadowDetached | Feb 2007 | £216,000 | 128 m² | £1,688/m² | 2 |
| 7, Windmill MeadowDetached | Aug 2013 | £158,000 | 89 m² | £1,775/m² | 3 |
| 8, Windmill MeadowDetached | May 2006 | £225,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 9, Windmill MeadowDetached | Oct 2006 | £215,000 | 127 m² | £1,693/m² | 2 |
| 10, Windmill MeadowDetached | Aug 2007 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Windmill MeadowDetached | Oct 2004 | £200,000 | 140 m² | £1,429/m² | 1 |
| 12, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2004 | £140,000 | 80 m² | £1,750/m² | 1 |
| 14, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Oct 2014 | £139,950 | 74 m² | £1,891/m² | 3 |
| 15, Windmill MeadowDetached | Dec 2010 | £217,500 | 138 m² | £1,576/m² | 2 |
| 16, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Mar 2025 | £185,000 | 75 m² | £2,467/m² | 2 |
| 17, Windmill MeadowDetached | Feb 2015 | £216,000 | 117 m² | £1,846/m² | 3 |
| 18, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Sept 2017 | £139,000 | 76 m² | £1,829/m² | 3 |
| 19, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2005 | £180,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2004 | £125,000 | 80 m² | £1,563/m² | 1 |
| 21, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2005 | £170,000 | 94 m² | £1,809/m² | 1 |
| 22, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2010 | £118,000 | 57 m² | £2,070/m² | 2 |
| 23, Windmill MeadowDetached | Jul 2026 | £255,000 | 92 m² | £2,772/m² | 4 |
| 24, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Aug 2026 | £161,000 | 57 m² | £2,825/m² | 5 |
| 25, Windmill MeadowTerraced | May 2020 | £249,950 | 117 m² | £2,136/m² | 4 |
| 26, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Apr 2007 | £129,995 | 54 m² | £2,407/m² | 2 |
| 27, Windmill MeadowDetached | Jun 2022 | £350,000 | 127 m² | £2,756/m² | 2 |
| 28, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Nov 2023 | £175,000 | 57 m² | £3,070/m² | 3 |
| 29, Windmill MeadowDetached | Sept 2014 | £250,000 | 110 m² | £2,273/m² | 2 |
| 30, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Oct 2009 | £150,000 | 88 m² | £1,705/m² | 2 |
| 31, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2018 | £282,500 | 129 m² | £2,190/m² | 2 |
| 32, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jun 2017 | £143,000 | 76 m² | £1,882/m² | 2 |
| 33, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Aug 2022 | £245,000 | 80 m² | £3,063/m² | 4 |
| 34, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jul 2017 | £130,000 | 76 m² | £1,711/m² | 2 |
| 35, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Aug 2006 | £163,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 36, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jul 2012 | £123,000 | 61 m² | £2,016/m² | 3 |
| 37, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2015 | £159,950 | 80 m² | £1,999/m² | 3 |
| 38, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2017 | £127,000 | 62 m² | £2,048/m² | 2 |
| 39, Windmill MeadowDetached | May 2013 | £185,000 | 123 m² | £1,504/m² | 2 |
| 40, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Mar 2005 | £140,000 | 75 m² | £1,867/m² | 1 |
| 41, Windmill MeadowDetached | Nov 2015 | £185,000 | 116 m² | £1,595/m² | 2 |
| 42, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Oct 2020 | £158,000 | 77 m² | £2,052/m² | 4 |
| 43, Windmill MeadowDetached | Jun 2005 | £177,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 44, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jul 2011 | £115,000 | 53 m² | £2,170/m² | 2 |
| 45, Windmill MeadowTerraced | May 2019 | £185,000 | 88 m² | £2,102/m² | 5 |
| 46, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jun 2021 | £151,000 | 54 m² | £2,796/m² | 4 |
| 47, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jun 2005 | £105,000 | 54 m² | £1,944/m² | 1 |
| 48, Windmill MeadowTerraced | May 2015 | £125,000 | 54 m² | £2,315/m² | 2 |
| 49, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Apr 2023 | £164,500 | 54 m² | £3,046/m² | 3 |
| 50, Windmill MeadowSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £143,500 | 75 m² | £1,913/m² | 2 |
| 51, Windmill MeadowDetached | Mar 2018 | £167,500 | 77 m² | £2,175/m² | 2 |
| 52, Windmill MeadowSemi-detached | Mar 2020 | £175,000 | 75 m² | £2,333/m² | 2 |
| 53, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2005 | £140,500 | – | – | 2 |
| 54, Windmill MeadowDetached | May 2023 | £245,000 | 87 m² | £2,816/m² | 4 |
| 55, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Dec 2005 | £140,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 56, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Jul 2013 | £147,000 | 76 m² | £1,934/m² | 2 |
| 58, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Nov 2018 | £150,000 | 74 m² | £2,027/m² | 3 |
| 59, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Feb 2025 | £240,000 | 87 m² | £2,759/m² | 3 |
| 60, Windmill MeadowTerraced | Aug 2013 | £148,000 | 75 m² | £1,973/m² | 2 |
| 62, Windmill MeadowDetached | Sept 2009 | £175,000 | 109 m² | £1,606/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Wem, about a 10-minute walk (750 m), with 112k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Westlands, 450 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (routes 511, 512).
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 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, 1.0 km 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 (600 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Cut Above Too is 900 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.
The Happy Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Hawkestone Arms the nearest pub (600 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 Wheatfields Play Area, 150 m away; for exercise, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre (900 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.
10 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%.
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 5YH →
No crimes recorded "on or near" Windmill Meadow in the last 12 months.
On this street: 2 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 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.