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Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/shrewsbury-shropshire/racecourse-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SY2 5BU, SY2 5BS.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£192,258
25 sales
Price range
£115k – £275k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
28 Feb 2025
SY2 5BU

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At a glance

House prices£192k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station13 min walkShrewsbury station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 27 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

25 property sales on Racecourse Avenue, Shrewsbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 28 Feb 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £198,885. 4 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 52% terraced, 48% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Racecourse Avenue range from £115,000 to £275,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Racecourse Avenue compared

SY2 postcode area£308,017
Shrewsbury£309,020
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Racecourse Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SY2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £168,333 (3 sales)2016£168k2017: £158,500 (1 sales)2017£159k2018: £180,000 (1 sales)2018£180k2019: £159,120 (5 sales)2019£159k2020: £200,000 (2 sales)2020£200k2021: £221,665 (3 sales)2021£222k2022: £173,333 (3 sales)2022£173k2023: £260,000 (2 sales)2023£260k2024: £208,838 (4 sales)2024£209k2025: £227,000 (1 sales)2025£227k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£198,8851 Nov 2024
Semi-detached12£185,07928 Feb 2025

Sold prices on Racecourse Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
25, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 28 Feb 2025£227,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 1 Nov 2024£225,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 30 Oct 2024£210,350 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 8 Jul 2024£190,000 TerracedFreehold
6A, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 4 Apr 2024£210,000 TerracedFreehold
47, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BS 19 Dec 2023£275,000 TerracedFreehold
42, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 15 Nov 2023£245,000 TerracedFreehold
14, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 25 Nov 2022£205,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 15 Aug 2022£115,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 21 Jan 2022£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
39, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BS 10 Dec 2021£215,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 18 Oct 2021£209,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BS 3 Feb 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 28 Oct 2020£235,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 11 Sep 2020£10,000 OtherFreehold
39, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BS 31 Jan 2020£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BS 11 Oct 2019£156,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 29 Jul 2019£139,100 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 29 Apr 2019£158,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 22 Mar 2019£156,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 23 Jan 2019£186,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 27 Apr 2018£180,000 TerracedFreehold
6A, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 30 Aug 2017£158,500 TerracedFreehold
29, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 25 Nov 2016£190,000 TerracedFreehold
6A, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 28 Sep 2016£25,000 OtherFreehold
6, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 29 Feb 2016£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Racecourse Avenue SY2 5BU 27 Jan 2016£130,000 TerracedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
6, Racecourse Avenue £185,000 (Feb 2016) → £158,000 (Apr 2019) → £209,995 (Oct 2021) → £210,350 (Oct 2024) +14%
over 9 yrs
6A, Racecourse Avenue £25,000 (Sep 2016) → £158,500 (Aug 2017) → £210,000 (Apr 2024) +740%
over 8 yrs
39, Racecourse Avenue £165,000 (Jan 2020) → £215,000 (Dec 2021) +30%
over 2 yrs
29, Racecourse Avenue £190,000 (Nov 2016) → £235,000 (Oct 2020) +24%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Racecourse Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Crowmoor Primary School 173 pupils Primary 4–11 Inadequate Report 0.3 mi
St Giles CofE Primary School 306 pupils Primary Church of England 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery 194 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
Belvidere School 830 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
The Martin Wilson School 164 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.6 mi
Severndale Specialist Academy 424 pupils Academy special converter 2–19 Report 0.6 mi
Wilfred Owen Primary School 216 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Prestfelde School 283 pupils Other independent school Church of England 3–13 Report 0.7 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Shrewsbury station 0.6 mi · 13 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Baptist Church (opp, Crowmere Road) 5 min walk
  • Flagwall (opp, Crowmere Road) 8 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Belvidere Medical Pract.
    23 Belvidere Road, Shrewsbury · 0.3 mi
  • Marden Medical Practice
    25 Sutton Road, Shrewsbury · 0.9 mi
  • Riverside Med Practice
    The Tannery, Barker Street, Shrewsbury · 1.0 mi
  • Claremont Bank Surgery
    Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate Local · 0.4 mi
  • Spar Spar Monkmoor · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Shrewsbury · 0.5 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Shrewsbury Superstore · 0.5 mi

Pharmacies

  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Conway Pharmacy · 0.7 mi
  • Boots · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • New Park House Dental Centre · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Matters · 0.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 6 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned70.4%62.5%
Private rented15.5%20.3%
Social rented14.0%17.1%
Households723

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.0%64.1%
Aged 65+16.3%18.6%
Residents1,614

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks75%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network98%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks97%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks82%92%

Share of homes across Shropshire with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Racecourse Avenue

Ethnic group

HereShropshire
White94.2%96.7%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups2.8%1.2%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%1.3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.6%0.3%
Other ethnic group0.3%0.4%

Religion

HereShropshire
No religion50.5%36.9%
Christian39.8%55.5%
Not answered6.6%5.9%
Muslim1.2%0.5%
Buddhist1%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Hindu0.2%0.2%
Jewish0.1%–

Country of birth

HereShropshire
Born in the UK92.7%94.1%
Born outside the UK7.3%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereShropshire
Level 4 qualifications and above40.8%32.5%
Level 3 qualifications16%17.4%
Level 2 qualifications14.5%15%
No qualifications13.8%16.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications8.2%9.6%
Apprenticeship5.4%6.1%
Other qualifications1.3%2.6%

General health

HereShropshire
Very good health49.8%46.6%
Good health33.1%34.7%
Fair health12.3%13.6%
Bad health4.1%4%
Very bad health0.7%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereShropshire
1 car or van in household48.5%40.1%
2 cars or vans in household30.6%32%
No cars or vans in household16.1%13.8%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.7%14%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Shropshire.

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