# SY5

Postcode district covering Pontesbury, in Shropshire.

SY5 is a postcode district covering Pontesbury, in Shropshire. Median sale price £305,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 36.9 per 1,000 people. About 23,573 people.

Postcode district. Code SY5. 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 SY5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY5 was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 1,045th most expensive 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/sy5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 22,725** (2021). SY5 had 22,725 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,298th 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/sy5#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 77%** (2022). About 77% of people in SY5 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/sy5#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 30.4%** (January 2026). In SY5, 30.4% 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/sy5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SY5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 77% of people in SY5 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=SY5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 302 homes were sold in SY5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SY5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SY5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SY5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SY5 had 22,725 usual residents at the census.

## How SY5 compares

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

| Measure | SY5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £305,000 | joint 6th most expensive | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2025 |
| Population | 22,725 | 6th most populated | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 77% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 30.4% | lowest | 25 postcode districts, SY · Jan 2026 |

## Is SY5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY5 at a rate of 36.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across the SY postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 78 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (426), other crime (166) and anti-social behaviour (103).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY5 was 39.7 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 SY5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY5 has no single figure. Of its 12 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in SY5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shropshire 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028978) | 1,931 | 27.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 3.1% |
| [Shropshire 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028979) | 1,164 | 57.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 22.9% |
| [Shropshire 024F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01035068) | 1,562 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 40.9% |
| [Shropshire 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028954) | 1,301 | 25.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 32.8% |
| [Shropshire 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028955) | 1,257 | 60.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 8.8% |
| [Shropshire 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028975) | 1,979 | 53.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 8.2% |
| [Shropshire 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028976) | 1,706 | 25.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 32.0% |
| [Shropshire 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028977) | 1,991 | 56.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 22.4% |
| [Shropshire 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028950) | 2,622 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 46.3% |
| [Shropshire 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028961) | 1,486 | 21.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 28.3% |
| [Shropshire 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028980) | 2,182 | 41.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 58.4% |
| [Shropshire 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01033530) | 1,899 | 24.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 10.1% |

## Your MP

- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 49% of the people here.
- [Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury): Julia Buckley (Labour), MP since July 2024. 48% of the people here.
- [Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/montgomeryshire-and-glyndwr): Steve Witherden (Labour), MP since July 2024. 3.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SY5

[Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/cressage-dorrington-and-pulverbatch), [Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/hanwood-pontesbury-and-minsterley)

## Postcode sectors in SY5

[SY5 0 (293 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5-0), [SY5 6 (193 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5-6), [SY5 7 (170 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5-7), [SY5 8 (175 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5-8), [SY5 9 (238 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5-9)

## Council

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

## Postcode districts next to SY5

[SY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy2), [SY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy6), [SY9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy9), [SY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy10), [SY15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy15), [SY21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy21), [SY22](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy22), [TF6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf6), [TF8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf8), [TF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf13)

## 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)

## SY5 in brief

SY5 is a postcode district covering Pontesbury, in Shropshire.
About 23,573 people lived in SY5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £305,000 in 2025 across 302 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 36.9 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY5 was £305,000 in 2025.
SY5 had 22,725 usual residents at the census.
About 77% of people in SY5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SY5, 30.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SY5
- Postcode area: [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)
- Constituency: [South Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire)
- Council: [Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Area: 472 km²
- People, mid-2024: 23,573*
- Neighbourhoods: 12
- Output areas: 69

* 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

[SY6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy6), [SY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3), [SY21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy21), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy9), [TF13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/tf13)

## Latest updates for SY5

- 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/SY5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5#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/sy5