SY1 2BA

Quarry & Coton Hill · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY1 1DW 30 m
SY1 1DL 55 m
SY1 1DY 55 m
SY1 2BX 55 m
SY1 2BY 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 2BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2
Latitude
52.709052
Longitude
-2.750272
British National Grid easting
349,407
British National Grid northing
312,639

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147396
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019E · E01035061
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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113 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Upper Blackfriars Crescent, Flat 9, St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BA 17 April 2026 £155,000
Upper Blackfriars Crescent, Flat 12, St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BA 1 April 2026 £325,000
Lower Blackfriars Crescent, Flat 28, St Marys Water Lane, Shrewsbury, SY1 2BA 15 August 2025 £375,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. St Winefride's RC Independent School

    Other independent school

    411 m
  2. Shrewsbury High School

    Other independent school

    607 m
  3. Shrewsbury College

    Further education

    667 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,794
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,182
  • Anti social behaviour 320
  • Shoplifting 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 247
  • Public order 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

22 female, 27 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
1.3
SY1 2 residents
7,877

Age bands in SY1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.6%

1,064 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

783 residents

Age 25 to 44
31%

2,422 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

2,121 residents

Age 65 and over
18.2%

1,424 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    493 m

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    572 m

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 SOUTH HERMITAGE, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7JS

    ODS code M82060

    1.0 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.4 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.4 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.8 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.2 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEVERN FIELDS HTH VILLAGE, SUNDORNE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4RQ

    ODS code M82032

    2.9 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    2.9 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    3.2 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BEECHES ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY, SY3 0PF

    ODS code M82018

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.9 miles
  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.0 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 019E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,507 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £218,000 from 8 recorded sales in SY1 2BA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. St Winefride's RC Independent School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,794 published events cover 12 months, averaging 232.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,182 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.