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St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury

MyStreetCheck free street report: St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/shrewsbury-shropshire/st-marys-water-lane/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SY1 2BA, SY1 2BX.

Average price (last 12 months)
£240,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£239,000
17 sales
Price range
£120k – £525k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
SY1 2BA

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At a glance

House prices£240k average22% below the Shrewsbury average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station4 min walkShrewsbury station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband29% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold94% leaseholdAcross 17 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

17 property sales on St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £240,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £221,125. Average sale prices rose from £193,500 in 2017 to £240,000 in 2026 (+24%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 22% below the Shrewsbury average of £309,020 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 3 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 94% flat, 6% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on St Marys Water Lane range from £120,000 to £525,001. 6% of homes sold here were freehold and 94% leasehold. Of 293 streets in Shrewsbury with at least two sales in the last year, St Marys Water Lane ranks 190th for average price.

House prices on St Marys Water Lane compared

St Marys Water Lane£240,000
SY1 postcode area£244,216
Shrewsbury£309,020
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SY1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2017: £193,500 (2 sales)2017£194k2018: £174,500 (2 sales)2018£175k2020: £137,500 (2 sales)2020£138k2021: £278,500 (2 sales)2021£279k2022: £155,000 (1 sales)2022£155k2023: £273,500 (1 sales)2023£274k2025: £317,300 (5 sales)2025£317k2026: £240,000 (2 sales)2026£240k

Tenure: 6% freehold and 94% leasehold across 17 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat16£221,12517 Apr 2026
Semi-detached1£525,00122 Jul 2025

Sold prices on St Marys Water Lane

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 9, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 17 Apr 2026£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 1 Apr 2026£325,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 15 Aug 2025£375,000 FlatLeasehold
Union Wharf House, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BX 22 Jul 2025£525,001 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 17, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 7 Mar 2025£162,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 21 Feb 2025£159,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 36, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 7 Jan 2025£365,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 12, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 3 Jul 2023£273,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 14 Oct 2022£155,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 33, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 9 Jun 2021£415,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 31, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 10 Mar 2021£142,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 27 Oct 2020£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 17 Jan 2020£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 32, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 22 Aug 2018£210,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27A, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 25 May 2018£139,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 39, Lower Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 29 Sep 2017£267,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane SY1 2BA 28 Apr 2017£120,000 FlatLeasehold

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
Flat 9, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane £135,000 (Oct 2020) → £155,000 (Apr 2026) +15%
over 5 yrs
Flat 12, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane £273,500 (Jul 2023) → £325,000 (Apr 2026) +19%
over 3 yrs
Flat 7, Upper Blackfriars Crescent, St Marys Water Lane £120,000 (Apr 2017) → £159,000 (Feb 2025) +33%
over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near St Marys Water Lane

Crime

279 crimes were reported within about a mile of St Marys Water Lane in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences117
Anti-social behaviour39
Shoplifting27
Public order24
Criminal damage & arson20
Drugs15

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

St Marys Water Lane is in or near 7 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • River Severn in Shropshire Flood alert area
  • Tern and Perry catchments Flood alert area
  • River Severn at Frankwell, Shrewsbury Flood warning area
  • Rea Brook and Cound Brook Flood alert area
  • Rea Brook in Shrewsbury Flood warning area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near St Marys Water Lane

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Winefride's RC Independent School 104 pupils Other independent school Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Shrewsbury High School 309 pupils Other independent school 4–20 Report 0.4 mi
Coleham Primary School 431 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.4 mi
Shrewsbury School 848 pupils Other independent school 12–18 Report 0.6 mi
Greenfields Primary School 342 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.9 mi
The Martin Wilson School 164 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery 194 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Crowmoor Primary School 173 pupils Primary 4–11 Inadequate Report 1.0 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 0.2 mi · 4 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Bus Station Timetable 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Riverside Med Practice
    The Tannery, Barker Street, Shrewsbury · 0.3 mi
  • Claremont Bank Surgery
    Claremont Bank, Shrewsbury · 0.4 mi
  • South Hermitage Surgery
    Medical Centre, 16 South Hermitage, Shrewsbury · 0.7 mi
  • Marysville Medical Pract
    Brook Street, Belle Vue, Shrewsbury · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Marks and Spencer M&S Shrewsbury · 0.1 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Shrewsbury Pride Hill Express · 0.1 mi
  • Spar Spar - Coleham · 0.4 mi
  • Asda Superstore Asda Shrewsbury Superstore · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Boots · 0.2 mi
  • Lunts Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Shrewsbury Orthodontic Centre · 0.1 mi
  • Pride Hill Dental Surgery · 0.1 mi
  • Mr Ym Tso · 0.1 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 5 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned36.5%62.5%
Private rented61.3%20.3%
Social rented2.3%17.1%
Households622

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 154.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6475.5%64.1%
Aged 65+20.3%18.6%
Residents1,053

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)29%80%
Gigabit-capable29%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 St Marys Water Lane

Ethnic group

HereShropshire
White92.6%96.7%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.5%1.3%
Other ethnic group2.2%0.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.9%1.2%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.9%0.3%

Religion

HereShropshire
No religion48.9%36.9%
Christian41.9%55.5%
Not answered6%5.9%
Muslim2.1%0.5%
Buddhist0.5%0.3%
Hindu0.5%0.2%
Other religion0.2%0.5%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereShropshire
Born in the UK78%94.1%
Born outside the UK22%5.9%

Highest qualification

HereShropshire
Level 4 qualifications and above42.8%32.5%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%17.4%
No qualifications10.9%16.7%
Level 2 qualifications10.4%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%9.6%
Apprenticeship6.4%6.1%
Other qualifications1.2%2.6%

General health

HereShropshire
Very good health47.4%46.6%
Good health37.4%34.7%
Fair health11.6%13.6%
Bad health3.3%4%
Very bad health0.3%1.1%

Cars or vans per household

HereShropshire
1 car or van in household50.3%40.1%
No cars or vans in household35.4%13.8%
2 cars or vans in household11.3%32%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.1%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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