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SY1 2YZ

Castlefields & Ditherington · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Castlefields & Ditherington
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY1 2UR 17 m
SY1 2US 55 m
SY1 2UU 74 m
SY1 2UT 90 m
SY1 2UX 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 2YZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 2
Latitude
52.721360
Longitude
-2.738743
British National Grid easting
350,200
British National Grid northing
314,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Castlefields & Ditherington · E05016026
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00187200
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 017C · E01028944
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
35
Primary
20
Secondary
4

  1. The Martin Wilson School

    Academy converter

    216 m

  2. Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    266 m

  3. Mount Pleasant Primary

    Academy converter

    658 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,893
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 873
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Criminal damage and arson 191
  • Public order 120
  • Shoplifting 98

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    1.4 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.9 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.0 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.6 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    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

    3.7 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.9 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.8 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.9 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.9 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.0 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 4 secondary schools. The Martin Wilson School is the nearest published school at 216 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,893 published events cover 12 months, averaging 157.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 873 events.

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