Homes in Wem sell for a median £240,000
That is the middle of 285 standard sales recorded by HM Land Registry from September 2023 to August 2026, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. The typical home sells for 5.2 times as much as in 1995. Below: what each type of home sells for, the spread of prices, every year since 1995, new builds, the busiest streets and the neighbours. Rents and council tax are on Cost of living.
Half of Wem’s sales are detached houses
285 homes sold in three years: 133 detached houses, 81 semi-detached houses, 60 terraced houses and 11 flats and maisonettes. A detached house sells for 2.7 times what a flat does.
median sale · 133 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £260K–£365K
- Last 12 months
- £290K45 sold
median sale · 81 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £197K–£258K
- Last 12 months
- £220K28 sold
median sale · 60 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £155K–£195K
- Last 12 months
- £172K20 sold
median sale · 11 sold in 3 years
- Middle half
- £100K–£122K
Mostly detached: half of homes sold stand on their own plot
Standard sales, Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. A median needs 5 sales of a type; “middle half” is the 25th to 75th percentile of 10 or more.
Half of Wem’s homes sold for between £185K and £310K
One sale in ten was under £146K and one in ten over £385K. 54% sold for under £250K.
The median, £240,000, sits in the £200–250K band
285 standard sales. Each bar is the number sold in that price band; the darker bar holds the median.
The typical home costs 5.2 times as much as in 1995, in step with England
Land Registry has recorded every sale since 1995. The median went from £45,000 in 1995 to £234,500 in the last 12 months (£171,000 in 2019).
Fewer homes sell than in most years
96 sales in the last 12 months, against 188 in 2004, the busiest year, and 58 in 2008. Sales fell by 47% from 2007 to 2009 in the financial crisis, though the median held. 2021, the stamp duty holiday, saw 40% more sales than 2020.
Wem costs less than England as a whole
Median sale price each calendar year: Wem, every standard sale in England, and the typical UK town (the middle of the town medians, towns of 2,500 or more).
Semi-detached houses rose the most since 1995
| 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached houses | £60K | £87K | £216K | £187K | £205K | £250K | £290K |
| Semi-detached houses | £44K | £62K | £140K | £144K | £142K | £173K | £220K |
| Terraced houses | £37K | £46K | £120K | £118K | £110K | £135K | £172K |
Calendar years; a year’s median needs 5 sales of the type, so gaps are years with fewer.
Prices are as paid, not adjusted for inflation. Standard (category A) sales only; Land Registry adds a sale when it is registered, so the newest months fill in later.
Hardly any new homes: 0% of sales in the last 12 months
394 new homes have been sold in Wem since 1995; the share peaked at 43% in 2005.
Calendar years with 10 or more sales, then the last 12 months.
6% of sales were leasehold
Nearly every flat in England and Wales is leasehold; among houses, 2.2% sold leasehold in Wem. A leasehold buyer owns the home for a fixed term and may pay ground rent and service charges; check the lease before you buy.
Fothergill Way is Wem’s busiest street, with 10 sales in three years
26 streets had five or more sales from Sep 2023 to Aug 2026, 3 of them ten or more. A busy street is often a new estate selling its first homes, or a long road of terraces and flats.
| # | Street | Postcode area | Sales | Median | Homes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fothergill Way | SY4 | 10 | £316,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 2 | Roden Grove | SY4 | 10 | £237,500 | Mixed |
| 3 | High Street | SY4 | 10 | £209,500 | Mixed |
| 4 | Lowe Hill Road | SY4 | 9 | £240,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 5 | Station Road | SY4 | 9 | £210,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 6 | Noble Street | SY4 | 9 | £147,500 | Mixed |
| 7 | Pantulf Road | SY4 | 7 | £310,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 8 | Aston Road | SY4 | 7 | £295,000 | Mixed |
| 9 | Blakes Meadow | SY4 | 7 | £235,000 | Mixed |
| 10 | Somerset Way | SY4 | 7 | £215,000 | Mixed |
| 11 | Fismes Way | SY4 | 6 | £385,000 | Mostly detached houses |
| 12 | Soulton Road | SY4 | 6 | £358,750 | Mostly detached houses |
| 13 | Bowens Field | SY4 | 6 | £312,500 | Mostly semi-detached houses |
| 14 | Barnfield Avenue | SY4 | 6 | £247,500 | Mostly detached houses |
| 15 | Trentham Road | SY4 | 6 | £238,750 | Mostly detached houses |
Fismes Way: £385,000
Eckford Park: £123,000
Among streets with five or more sales; the dearest street’s median is 3.1 times the cheapest’s. Street medians mix types: a street of detached houses beats one of flats.
Standard sales with a street name, grouped by street and postcode district (Sep 2023 to Aug 2026); a name used in two districts shows the district. Medians only: we don’t list individual sales.
Wem is the 11th most expensive of 20 towns in Shropshire
Wem is in the middle of Shropshire’s towns to buy in; the typical UK town’s median is £277,000.
Towns of 2,500 or more in Shropshire with 10+ standard sales; each links to its own Housing page.
Wem’s neighbours
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries.
| Town | Miles | Median | Sold, 12 mo | Since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wem | — | £240K | 96 | +45% |
| Prees | 3.7 | £276K | 16 | +30% |
| Prees Higher Heath | 5 | £310K | 14 | +58% |
| Shawbury | 5.4 | £230K | 13 | +37% |
| Bomere Heath | 6.3 | £300K | 14 | — |
| Baschurch | 7.1 | £324K | 28 | +14% |
| Whitchurch | 7.9 | £239K | 152 | +41% |
| Ellesmere | 8.2 | £225K | 67 | +48% |
Median: standard sales over three years (10+ needed). Since 2016: the median over three years against 2016’s. Miles: centre to centre.
Questions about property prices in Wem
What is the average house price in Wem?
The median home in Wem sold for £240,000 from September 2023 to August 2026, across 285 standard sales (£234,500 in the last 12 months). By type: detached houses £305,000, semi-detached houses £220,000, terraced houses £172,750 and flats and maisonettes £115,000.
Are house prices going up in Wem?
The median was £252,000 in 2025, up 7% on 2024 (£236,250), and £234,500 in the last 12 months. A town’s median moves with the mix of homes sold each year as well as with prices.
How many homes sell in Wem each year?
96 standard sales were recorded in the last 12 months, against an average of 111 a year since 2015. Repossessions, company purchases and other non-standard sales aren’t counted.
What are the most expensive streets in Wem?
Among streets with five or more sales in three years: Fismes Way (SY4, £385,000), Soulton Road (SY4, £358,750) and Fothergill Way (SY4, £316,500).
Is Wem expensive for Shropshire?
Wem is the 11th most expensive of 20 towns of 2,500 or more in Shropshire by median sale price.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid, every standard sale since January 1995 (yearly files of 28 September 2026), inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary by postcode (ONS Postcode Directory) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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