SY1 3RX

Harlescott · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY1 3RU 77 m
SY1 3XA 77 m
SY1 3RZ 104 m
SY1 3RY 124 m
SY1 3RG 126 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 3RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 3
Latitude
52.742912
Longitude
-2.742706
British National Grid easting
349,957
British National Grid northing
316,400

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
E00147449
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 015E · E01028958
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 015 · E02006029

Postcode source versions

Explore SY1

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
37, Waincott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3RX 14 June 2024 £175,000
31, Waincott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3RX 25 September 2020 £134,000
29, Waincott, Shrewsbury, SY1 3RX 26 November 2019 £130,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
2
  1. Harlescott House School

    Other independent special school

    173 m
  2. Greenacres Primary School

    Academy converter

    346 m
  3. Grange Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    717 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
943
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 335
  • Shoplifting 151
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 83
  • Public order 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

24 female, 25 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.1
SY1 3 residents
7,918

Age bands in SY1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

1,459 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

877 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,926 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,096 residents

Age 65 and over
19.6%

1,549 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY1 3 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
87%

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

5

within 5 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    2.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    4.0 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    4.0 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.1 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    4.8 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

    2.2 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    2.3 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.3 miles
  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.3 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    3.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 015E, 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

11,431 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
9 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
1
Low risk addresses
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £175,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY1 3RX. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Harlescott House School is the nearest published school at 173 m.

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

Recorded crime

943 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 335 events.

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