SY11
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Oswestry, in Shropshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SY11 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY11, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY11 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY11 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY11 at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY11.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (918), other crime (358) and anti-social behaviour (338).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY11 was 75.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SY11, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY11 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SY11
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire 003B | 1,269 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| Shropshire 003C | 1,455 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.3% |
| Shropshire 003D | 1,256 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.9% |
| Shropshire 003E | 1,841 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| Shropshire 006C | 1,243 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| Shropshire 006D | 1,209 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |
| Shropshire 006E | 1,708 | 126.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| Shropshire 006F | 1,978 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| Shropshire 006G | 1,425 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| Shropshire 006H | 2,356 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| Shropshire 007A | 1,325 | 301.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 63.1% |
| Shropshire 007B | 1,862 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.6% |
| Shropshire 007C | 1,509 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| Shropshire 007D | 1,472 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.2% |
| Shropshire 007E | 1,424 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| Shropshire 011B | 1,601 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.6% |
| Shropshire 011D | 1,174 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.1% |
| Shropshire 011E | 1,664 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.0% |
Your MP
- Helen MorganLiberal DemocratMP for North Shropshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SY114
Postcode sectors in SY114
Council1
Towns in SY111
Postcode districts next to SY114
Nearest rail stations1
More in the SY postcode area2
SY11 in brief
SY11 is a postcode district covering Oswestry, in Shropshire.
About 28,444 people lived in SY11 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £228,748 in 2025 across 416 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 72.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY11 was £228,748 in 2025.
SY11 had 27,489 usual residents at the census.
In SY11, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY11, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.