# SY1 4TJ: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY1 4TJ 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 4TJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1) › [SY1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Shropshire 016F: 18 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **Shrewsbury, 3.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **No property in SY1 4TJ 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=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 016F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY1 4TJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SY1 4TJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ
- **8.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harlescott Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harlescott-junior-school-e150467) | Primary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023, before the school changed | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Shrewsbury Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-academy-e147540) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), January 2024 | Attainment 8 of 31.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Tuition, Medical and Behaviour Support Service](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tuition-medical-and-behaviour-support-service-e134390) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Sundorne Infant School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sundorne-infant-school-and-nursery-e150468) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2021, before the school changed | – |
| [Wilfred Owen Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wilfred-owen-primary-school-e145789) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenacres Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenacres-primary-school-e145793) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-primary-school-e147539) | Primary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 19% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Severndale Specialist Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/severndale-specialist-academy-e140531) | Special | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £110,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £222,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| May 2026 | £281,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2023 | £285,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2025 | £257,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £173,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| June 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO PHARMACY (690 m); MSN & LUNTS PHARMACY (780 m)
- Dental practices: AMBLESIDE DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Sundorne Shrewsbury (780 m, Lidl); Tesco Shrewsbury Extra (850 m, Tesco)

## 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 016F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.7** (2025). Shropshire 016F has a deprivation score of 6.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,734th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £211,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 016F was £211,250 in 2025. Joint 7,669th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,660** (2021). Shropshire 016F had 1,660 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,210th 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: 89.6%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 016F, 89.6% 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: 52.7338, -2.7150

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=-2.7150,52.7338,SY14TJ

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