# SY11

Postcode district covering Oswestry, in Shropshire.

SY11 is a postcode district covering Oswestry, in Shropshire. Median sale price £228,748 in 2025. Recorded crime 72.0 per 1,000 people. About 28,444 people.

Postcode district. Code SY11. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)

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](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £228,748** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY11 was £228,748 in 2025. 599th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 27,489** (2021). SY11 had 27,489 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,056th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 91%** (2022). About 91% of people in SY11 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.0%** (January 2026). In SY11, 84.0% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SY11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 91% of people in SY11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SY11) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 416 homes were sold in SY11 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SY11) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SY11.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SY11) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SY11 had 27,489 usual residents at the census.

## How SY11 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SY11 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £228,748 | 7th cheapest | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2025 |
| Population | 27,489 | 4th most populated | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 91% | 8th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.0% | 6th highest | 25 postcode districts, SY · Jan 2026 |

## 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 the SY postcode area.
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

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SY11

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shropshire 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028911) | 1,269 | 45.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.8% |
| [Shropshire 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028912) | 1,455 | 84.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.3% |
| [Shropshire 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028920) | 1,256 | 43.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.9% |
| [Shropshire 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028921) | 1,841 | 52.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.1% |
| [Shropshire 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028902) | 1,243 | 56.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.7% |
| [Shropshire 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028903) | 1,209 | 83.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.5% |
| [Shropshire 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028904) | 1,708 | 126.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.7% |
| [Shropshire 006F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028905) | 1,978 | 57.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Shropshire 006G](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028909) | 1,425 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.4% |
| [Shropshire 006H](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01033528) | 2,356 | 19.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.4% |
| [Shropshire 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028906) | 1,325 | 301.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 63.1% |
| [Shropshire 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028907) | 1,862 | 77.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 85.6% |
| [Shropshire 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028908) | 1,509 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.0% |
| [Shropshire 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028916) | 1,472 | 22.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.2% |
| [Shropshire 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028917) | 1,424 | 49.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.2% |
| [Shropshire 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028918) | 1,601 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 48.6% |
| [Shropshire 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028927) | 1,174 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 62.1% |
| [Shropshire 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028928) | 1,664 | 53.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 62.0% |

## Your MP

- [North Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire): Helen Morgan (Liberal Democrat), 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.

## Middle areas in SY11

[Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/gobowen-st-martins-and-weston-rhyn), [Oswestry East](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/oswestry-east), [Oswestry West](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/oswestry-west), [Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/ruyton-xi-towns-west-felton-and-whittington)

## Postcode sectors in SY11

[SY11 1 (247 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11-1), [SY11 2 (317 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11-2), [SY11 3 (216 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11-3), [SY11 4 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11-4)

## Council

[Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

## Towns in SY11

[Oswestry](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oswestry)

## Postcode districts next to SY11

[LL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll14), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy10), [SY12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy12)

## Nearest rail stations

[Gobowen (4.7 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-3.0372,52.8935)

## More in the SY postcode area

[All SY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## 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.
About 91% of people in SY11 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SY11, 84.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SY11
- Postcode area: [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)
- Constituency: [North Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire)
- Council: [Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Area: 84.72 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,444*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 87

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy10), [SY12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy12), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [LL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ll14)

## Latest updates for SY11

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SY11

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy11