SY1 9SW

Porthill · 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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8HQ 25 m
SY3 8RD 37 m
SY3 8RE 53 m
SY3 8RB 66 m
SY3 8HB 67 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY1 9SW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY1
Postcode sector
SY1 9
Latitude
52.711299
Longitude
-2.756025
British National Grid easting
349,021
British National Grid northing
312,893

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Porthill · E05016058
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147543
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019C · E01028973
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

Explore SY1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Shrewsbury College

    Further education

    386 m
  2. St Winefride's RC Independent School

    Other independent school

    597 m
  3. Shrewsbury High School

    Other independent school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,083
  • Anti social behaviour 298
  • Shoplifting 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 212
  • Public order 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    346 m

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    387 m

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    1.3 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.7 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.8 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.1 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    2.2 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    2.6 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    2.8 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    3.0 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.2 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.3 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.1 miles
  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.3 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    1.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 019C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,358 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shrewsbury College is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,083 events.

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