Buying a home in SY12, Ellesmere. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£244kmost £199k–£300k

Houses per m²£2,889flats £2,359

Sold last year68447 in five years

Prices in Shropshire-1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY12 sold for £244,060 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £198,839 and £299,995, for about 89 m² of space.

68 homes sold here in the last year: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month. Flats start at around £120k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SY12 0 (£2,730) and the most in SY12 9 (£3,117).

Across Shropshire, prices are down 1.3% on a year ago and up 16.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £953 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,113 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £49,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in SY12 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£128,481	£115k–£150k	41 m²	19
2	£171,653	£135k–£207k	61 m²	112
3	£244,060	£199k–£300k	89 m²	169
4	£350,357	£275k–£420k	119 m²	59
5+	£432,169	£352k–£520k	154 m²	72

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£128k	£172k	£244k	£350k	£432k
Detached	—	£225k	£297k	£389k	£464k
Semi-detached	£150k	£178k	£211k	£271k	£293k
Terraced	£126k	£142k	£201k	£247k	—
Flats	£120k	£140k	—	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SY12

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SY12 0	£2,730	£2,359
SY12 9	£3,117	—

Schools near SY12

Best state primary within 2 kmEllesmere Primary School64% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%1 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLakelands Academy40.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

SY11 Oswestry · 10 km3-bed house £232k LL14 Wrexham · 14 km3-bed house £195k SY13 Whitchurch · 15 km3-bed house £239k SY4 Shrewsbury · 15 km3-bed house £280k LL13 Wrexham · 15 km3-bed house £198k SY14 Malpas · 17 km3-bed house £296k SY10 Oswestry · 17 km3-bed house £281k LL20 Llangollen · 19 km3-bed house £242k

Questions about SY12

Is SY12 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Shropshire are down 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (64% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (40.3% against 43.8%); 68 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SY12?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY12 sold for £244,060 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £198,839 and £299,995.

How many homes sell in SY12 each year?

68 homes sold in the last year and 447 in five years: a smaller market: expect a handful of new listings a month.

What are the schools like near SY12?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Ellesmere Primary School, where 64% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SY12?

For a 3-bedroom house, LL14 (£195k, 14 km), LL13 (£198k, 15 km), LL11 (£205k, 20 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.