SY1 2UJ

Castlefields & Ditherington · 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 2UH 43 m
SY1 2UG 60 m
SY1 2UL 89 m
SY1 2UQ 124 m
SY1 2UN 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 2UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2
Latitude
52.720715
Longitude
-2.735445
British National Grid easting
350,422
British National Grid northing
313,926

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
E00147401
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 017C · E01028944
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 017 · E02006031

Postcode source versions

Explore SY1

16 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Newent Close, Shrewsbury, SY1 2UJ 2 November 2020 £69,000
16, Newent Close, Shrewsbury, SY1 2UJ 6 August 2020 £70,000
4, Newent Close, Shrewsbury, SY1 2UJ 17 October 2014 £89,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
4
  1. The Martin Wilson School

    Academy converter

    239 m
  2. Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    317 m
  3. Severndale Specialist Academy

    Academy special converter

    617 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,892
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 894
  • Anti social behaviour 236
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Public order 117
  • Shoplifting 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
26

14 female, 12 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.1
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
4.2%

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

10

within 5 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    1.2 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.0 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.1 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    2.5 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.6 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.8 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.8 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    4.1 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.8 miles
  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.8 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.9 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.0 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 017C, 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

14,705 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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
24
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Martin Wilson School is the nearest published school at 239 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,892 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 894 events.

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