# SY1 9UW: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY1 9UW 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 9UW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1) › [SY1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Shropshire 021C: 54 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **Shrewsbury, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **No property in SY1 9UW 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=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 021C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **£277,521 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **92% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **Low road and rail noise at SY1 9UW**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **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=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Prestfelde School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/prestfelde-school-e123607) | Independent | 430 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Crowmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crowmoor-primary-school-e150206) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Inadequate (overall), January 2023, before the school changed, special measures | – |
| [St Giles CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-giles-cofe-primary-school-e123503) | Primary | 680 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belvidere School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvidere-school-e146506) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Coleham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coleham-primary-school-e144848) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mereside Church of England Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mereside-church-of-england-primary-academy-e147106) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Belvidere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/belvidere-primary-school-e123437) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Winefride's RC Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-winefrides-rc-independent-school-e123614) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2023 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £850,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2023 | £345,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2023 | £249,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT. (290 m); MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (610 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (710 m); NEW PARK HOUSE DENTAL CENTRE (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Shrewsbury Abbey Foregate Local (110 m, Sainsburys); Asda Shrewsbury Superstore (680 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £277,521** (August 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £277,521 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 021C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 6.1** (2025). Shropshire 021C has a deprivation score of 6.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,068th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £353,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 021C was £353,750 in 2025. Joint 11,443rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,508** (2021). Shropshire 021C had 1,508 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,109th 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: 94.2%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 021C, 94.2% 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: 52.7050, -2.7318

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), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.7318,52.7050,SY19UW

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