SY13
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Whitchurch, in Shropshire and Wrexham.
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 SY13 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY13, 71.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY13 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY13 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY13 at a rate of 53.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY13.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (492), other crime (159) and anti-social behaviour (148).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY13 was 56.4 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 SY13, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY13 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SY13
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire 001A | 1,654 | 101.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.4% |
| Shropshire 001B | 1,808 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.1% |
| Shropshire 001C | 1,365 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| Shropshire 001D | 1,689 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.2% |
| Shropshire 001E | 2,135 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.8% |
| Shropshire 001F | 1,491 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.9% |
| Shropshire 002A | 1,712 | 48.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 8.6% |
| Shropshire 002B | 1,348 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 38.5% |
| Shropshire 002D | 1,610 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 66.8% |
| Shropshire 010E | 1,560 | 26.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 7.4% |
| Wrexham 018B | 1,477 | 36.7 per 1,000 | No figure | 62.4% |
| Wrexham 018C | 1,315 | 34.2 per 1,000 | No figure | 24.8% |
MPs for SY13
- Helen MorganLiberal DemocratMP for North Shropshire76% of SY13’s postcodes
- Andrew RangerLabourMP for Wrexham14% of SY13’s postcodes
- Aphra BrandrethConservativeMP for Chester South and Eddisbury9.8% of SY13’s postcodes
- Mark PritchardConservativeMP for The Wrekin0.1% of SY13’s postcodes
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 SY132
Postcode sectors in SY135
Councils SY13 covers2
Towns in SY131
Postcode districts next to SY137
Nearest rail stations1
More in the SY postcode area2
SY13 in brief
SY13 is a postcode district covering Whitchurch, in Shropshire and Wrexham.
About 20,603 people lived in SY13 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £275,745 in 2025 across 354 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 53.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY13 was £275,745 in 2025.
SY13 had 20,159 usual residents at the census.
In SY13, 71.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY13, 3.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.