# SY1 2UQ: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY1 2UQ is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at SY1 2UQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1) › [SY1 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1-2)

## Around this postcode

- **19 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 6% on July. Shropshire 017C: 44 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **Shrewsbury, 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **22 of 22 properties in SY1 2UQ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 017C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY1 2UQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SY1 2UQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ
- **8.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Martin Wilson School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-martin-wilson-school-e151470) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-cathedral-catholic-primary-school-and-nursery-e150400) | Primary | 220 m (3 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Severndale Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severndale-specialist-academy-e140531) | Special | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Wilfred Owen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilfred-owen-primary-school-e145789) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-e144434) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-primary-school-e144202) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crowmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowmoor-primary-school-e150206) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [Belvidere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvidere-primary-school-e123437) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £83,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2026 | £285,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| September 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CONWAY PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Ditherington Rd Express (550 m, Tesco); Spar Monkmoor (670 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Shrewsbury (740 m, Morrisons); Spar - Monkmoor (920 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 017C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.0** (2025). Shropshire 017C has a deprivation score of 20.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,678th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £210,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 017C was £210,000 in 2025. Joint 7,374th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,970** (2021). Shropshire 017C had 1,970 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,826th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.6%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 017C, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SY1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £222,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY1 was £222,000 in 2025. Joint 547th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,183** (2021). SY1 had 29,183 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 966th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 83%** (2022). About 83% of people in SY1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 87.3%** (January 2026). In SY1, 87.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.7197, -2.7361

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury): Julia Buckley (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7361,52.7197,SY12UQ

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