# SY1 3LX: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY1 3LX 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 3LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1) › [SY1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 24% on July. Shropshire 015D: 173 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **Shrewsbury, 2.8 km**: About 35 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **No property in SY1 3LX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 015D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 500 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY1 3LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **Low road and rail noise at SY1 3LX**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-primary-school-e147539) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 19% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenacres Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacres-primary-school-e145793) | Primary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harlescott House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlescott-house-school-e149268) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-e144434) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shrewsbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-academy-e147540) | Secondary | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 31.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sundorne Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sundorne-infant-school-and-nursery-e150468) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Harlescott Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlescott-junior-school-e150467) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tuition-medical-and-behaviour-support-service-e134390) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £190,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| April 2023 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| July 2025 | £168,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2023 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| October 2024 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| September 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| December 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WELL (730 m); TESCO PHARMACY (970 m)
- Dental practices: ORACLE DENTAL LIMITED (630 m); AMBLESIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (700 m); DENTAL SURGERY (790 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Sundorne Shrewsbury (500 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Shrewsbury (540 m, Iceland); Asda Harlescott Express Petrol (620 m, Asda); Co-op Heath Farm (740 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Morrisons Sundorne Shrewsbury (820 m, Morrisons)

## 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 015D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 52.9** (2025). Shropshire 015D has a deprivation score of 52.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,883rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,831** (2021). Shropshire 015D had 1,831 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,965th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 015D, 100.0% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.2%** (August 2026). In Shropshire 015D, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.7362, -2.7390

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=-2.7390,52.7362,SY13LX

## How to cite

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