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On Friars Street, in Bridgnorth East
What it's like at WV16 4BJ: every home that has sold on Friars 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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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 Friars Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 50 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 10, Friars StreetTerraced | Jan 2010 | £190,000 | 48 m² | £3,958/m² | 4 |
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| 11, Friars StreetTerraced | Mar 2021 | £280,000 | 68 m² | £4,118/m² | 3 |
| 14, Friars StreetTerraced | Oct 2004 | £135,000 | 51 m² | £2,647/m² | 3 |
| 15, Friars StreetTerraced | Dec 2019 | £272,000 | 75 m² | £3,627/m² | 3 |
| 16, Friars StreetTerraced | Mar 2011 | £290,000 | 107 m² | £2,710/m² | 1 |
| 18, Friars StreetTerraced | Oct 2021 | £262,500 | 70 m² | £3,750/m² | 2 |
| 19, Friars StreetTerraced | May 2013 | £235,000 | 81 m² | £2,901/m² | 3 |
| 20, Friars StreetTerraced | Feb 2012 | £202,000 | 85 m² | £2,376/m² | 2 |
| 21, Friars StreetTerraced | Sept 2021 | £269,000 | 77 m² | £3,494/m² | 1 |
| 27, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Apr 2022 | £275,000 | 55 m² | £5,000/m² | 1 |
| 28, Friars StreetDetached | Sept 2023 | £320,000 | 71 m² | £4,507/m² | 4 |
| 29, Friars StreetTerraced | Mar 2011 | £191,000 | 89 m² | £2,146/m² | 3 |
| 30, Friars StreetTerraced | Dec 2017 | £220,000 | 89 m² | £2,472/m² | 3 |
| 31, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Feb 2006 | £205,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 32, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £225,000 | 45 m² | £5,000/m² | 3 |
| 35, Friars StreetTerraced | Jul 2008 | £250,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 36, Friars StreetTerraced | Aug 2021 | £340,000 | 96 m² | £3,542/m² | 3 |
| 37, Friars StreetTerraced | Dec 2020 | £286,000 | 80 m² | £3,575/m² | 1 |
| 38, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Nov 2010 | £239,000 | 105 m² | £2,276/m² | 4 |
| 39, Friars StreetTerraced | Jun 2001 | £133,000 | – | – | 3 |
| 40, Friars StreetTerraced | Aug 2019 | £315,000 | 94 m² | £3,351/m² | 3 |
| 41, Friars StreetTerraced | Apr 2002 | £145,000 | 121 m² | £1,198/m² | 3 |
| 42, Friars StreetTerraced | Nov 2005 | £227,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 43, Friars StreetTerraced | Jun 2024 | £397,500 | 93 m² | £4,274/m² | 4 |
| 45, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Dec 2003 | £184,950 | – | – | 2 |
| 48, Friars StreetSemi-detached | May 2006 | £285,000 | 126 m² | £2,262/m² | 3 |
| 49, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2022 | £435,000 | 123 m² | £3,537/m² | 4 |
| 52a, Friars StreetTerraced · company-owned | Jan 2022 | £290,000 | 99 m² | £2,929/m² | 2 |
| 52b, Friars StreetTerraced | Aug 2025 | £225,000 | 52 m² | £4,327/m² | 3 |
| 54, Friars StreetDetached · company-owned | Mar 2025 | £381,180 | 113 m² | £3,373/m² | 1 |
| 57, Friars StreetTerraced | Dec 2018 | £155,000 | 73 m² | £2,123/m² | 1 |
| 58, Friars StreetTerraced | Nov 2015 | £199,950 | 57 m² | £3,508/m² | 4 |
| 59, Friars StreetTerraced | Nov 2005 | £135,000 | 53 m² | £2,547/m² | 2 |
| 60, Friars StreetTerraced | Feb 2017 | £135,500 | – | – | 6 |
| 65, Friars StreetTerraced | Nov 1998 | £77,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 66, Friars StreetTerraced | Mar 2025 | £260,000 | 71 m² | £3,662/m² | 2 |
| 67, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2005 | £205,000 | – | – | 4 |
| 70, Friars StreetDetached | Aug 2006 | £272,500 | 143 m² | £1,906/m² | 3 |
| 75, Friars StreetTerraced | Mar 2021 | £235,000 | 75 m² | £3,133/m² | 2 |
| 76, Friars StreetOther | Dec 2016 | £4,300 | 85 m² | £51/m² | 2 |
| 1, Coney Cottages, Friars StreetTerraced | Jul 2011 | £249,000 | 103 m² | £2,417/m² | 1 |
| 1, Coney Villa, 51, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2007 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 2, Coney Cottages, Friars StreetTerraced | Nov 2011 | £230,000 | 105 m² | £2,190/m² | 1 |
| 2, Coney Villa, 51, Friars StreetTerraced | Aug 2007 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 3, Coney Cottages, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Oct 2019 | £272,500 | 104 m² | £2,620/m² | 2 |
| 3, Coney Villa, 51, Friars StreetTerraced | Aug 2007 | £125,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Coney Villa, 51, Friars StreetDetached | Feb 1996 | £177,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Cordage House, Friars StreetDetached | Feb 2017 | £465,000 | 179 m² | £2,598/m² | 4 |
| Friars End Cottage, 52, Friars StreetTerraced | Jun 2008 | £225,000 | – | – | 1 |
| The Fold House, 31, Friars StreetSemi-detached | Jul 2021 | £345,000 | – | – | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Cosford, a drive away (14 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Harp Inn, 250 m away, with a bus about every 21 minutes on weekdays (routes 10, 297, 9, 114); 15 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 52 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, about a 5-minute walk (550 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bridgnorth Endowed School, 250 m away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 250 m away; Pennys Fine Foods (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bridgnorth Medical Practice (450 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Shelby's Barber Shop is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 28 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Saros Indian and Bangladeshi restaurant is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and Black Boy Inn the nearest pub (200 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 34% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bridgnorth, Innage Gardens).
There are 187 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Quayside, 350 m away; for exercise, Bridgnorth Endowed Leisure Centre (250 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 46 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
54 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.
South Shropshire constituency: Stuart Anderson MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,624 (3.1%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Conservative 34%, Liberal Democrat 31%, Reform UK 18%, Labour 13%.
11 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 WV16 4BJ →
It's an older community: 31% 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.
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Nearest 12 shown. 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.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Friars Street in the last 12 months.
Nearest: The Warren, Hay On Wye · about 87 min
Nearest: Little Lakes Golf Club · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
On this street: 0 of 35 homes with certificates have solar panels, 1 a heat pump, and 3 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.2% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.5% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.5% | 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.