# 26 ST JAMES CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XN

## Property details

- Slug: `5582096` (address key hash: `558209649996abbc392ee3578466b6770da51151`)
- Postcode: SY11 2XN
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Last sold: £175,000 Jan 2026
- Local average: £235,177 (45 sales)
- Street crime: 134 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £175,000
- Date: 2026-01-23
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-23 | £175,000 | Semi-detached | — | £173,672 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-61de-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 26 ST JAMES CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XN | £175,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 11A PRINCE CHARLES ROAD, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LU | £220,000 | 16/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 3 FRIARS AVENUE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2JJ | £165,000 | 23/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 72 ASTON WAY, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XY | £210,000 | 08/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 74 ASTON WAY, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XY | £150,000 | 02/09/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 89 BALMORAL CRESCENT, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XH | £130,000 | 02/05/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 1 FRIARS CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LR | £182,000 | 15/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 11 MEADOW CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2EB | £180,000 | 14/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 32 WHITEFRIARS, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LN | £245,000 | 07/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 18 PRINCE CHARLES ROAD, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LT | £177,500 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 FRIARS CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LR | £185,000 | 16/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 16 PRINCE CHARLES ROAD, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LT | £215,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 73 ASTON WAY, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2XY | £249,950 | 25/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 FRIARS CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LR | £174,000 | 10/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 26 ASCOT ROAD, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2RE | £205,000 | 06/09/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 FRIARS CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LR | £172,000 | 31/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 EPSOM CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2PG | £186,000 | 18/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 60 WHITEFRIARS, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2LW | £160,000 | 27/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 SUMMERFIELD CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2YA | £181,000 | 09/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 SUMMERFIELD CLOSE, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2YA | £165,000 | 02/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 GREYFRIARS, OSWESTRY, SHROPSHIRE, SY11 2DX | £185,000 | 26/05/2023 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £186,873 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 28.3%
- **10y growth:** 64.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Shropshire; Semi-detached series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 21.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 46.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Shropshire). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £727/mo
- **Realistic:** £808/mo
- **Optimistic:** £889/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Shropshire (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Balmoral Crescent, SY11 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.08 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cabin Lane, SY11 | £2,000/mo | 2 | 0.17 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Semi-Detached House, Ascot Road, SY11 | £800/mo | 2 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Detached House, Llys Road, SY11 | £1,080/mo | 4 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Thomas Savin Road, SY11 | £750/mo | 2 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Woodlands, SY11 | £650/mo | 2 | 0.57 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Llwyn Road, SY11 | £850/mo | 2 | 0.58 miles | OpenRent |
| 4 Bed Semi-Detached House, College Road, SY11 | £1,350/mo | 4 | 0.62 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed End Terrace, Eden Street, SY11 | £575/mo | 1 | 0.7 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £715/mo | 1 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £675/mo | 1 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £815/mo | 2 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £655/mo | 1 | 0.71 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £650/mo | 1 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Oswald Road, SY11 | £675/mo | 1 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Semi-Detached House, Oswald Row, SY11 | £625/mo | 1 | 0.76 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, The Old Fighting Cocks, SY11 | £495/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |
| Studio Flat, Stanley Place, SY11 | £600/mo | 1 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Stanley Place, SY11 | £700/mo | 2 | 0.78 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £811/mo (19 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.4% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £87,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £70,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 20.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-84/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 46 |
| Shoplifting | 20 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 18 |
| Other theft | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 14 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Drugs | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **134** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Meadows Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 24 Oct 2012 |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Jan 2024 |
| Woodside Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 6 Mar 2015 |
| Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.2 miles | Good — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Oswestry School | Other | 1.3 miles | — (No rating) |