SY12
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Ellesmere, 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 SY12 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY12, 74.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY12 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY12 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY12 at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 44 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY12.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (196), anti-social behaviour (94) and other crime (62).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY12 was 49.2 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 SY12, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY12 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SY12
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire 004A | 1,510 | 58.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 71.8% |
| Shropshire 004B | 1,823 | 41.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.0% |
| Shropshire 004C | 1,396 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 39.1% |
| Shropshire 004D | 1,756 | 74.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.2% |
| Shropshire 004E | 1,584 | 27.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 58.7% |
| Shropshire 010C | 1,369 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 55.1% |
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 SY121
Postcode sectors in SY122
Council1
Postcode districts next to SY126
More in the SY postcode area2
SY12 in brief
SY12 is a postcode district covering Ellesmere, in Shropshire.
About 9,098 people lived in SY12 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £244,995 in 2025 across 149 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY12 was £244,995 in 2025.
SY12 had 8,911 usual residents at the census.
In SY12, 74.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY12, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.