SY1 2FA

Castlefields & Ditherington · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY1 2HT 52 m
SY1 2HU 54 m
SY1 2JA 100 m
SY1 2HY 102 m
SY1 2HZ 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 2FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2021
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2
Latitude
52.713145
Longitude
-2.747130
British National Grid easting
349,624
British National Grid northing
313,092

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
E00147390
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 017D · E01028945
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 017 · E02006031

Postcode source versions

Explore SY1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    844 m
  2. St Winefride's RC Independent School

    Other independent school

    909 m
  3. The Martin Wilson School

    Academy converter

    920 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,139
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,349
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Shoplifting 341
  • Criminal damage and arson 283
  • Public order 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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+
0%
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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    882 m

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    952 m

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.3 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    1.5 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.8 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    2.0 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    2.4 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.7 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.2 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.1 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.8 miles
  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.9 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 017D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,806 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
0
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

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 844 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,139 published events cover 12 months, averaging 261.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,349 events.

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