SY11 1AE

Oswestry South · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY11 1AD 29 m
SY11 1JL 29 m
SY11 1AQ 35 m
SY11 1PR 43 m
SY11 1DQ 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY11 1AE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2009
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 1
Latitude
52.860423
Longitude
-3.056998
British National Grid easting
328,932
British National Grid northing
329,737

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04012254
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147203
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 007A · E01028906
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 007 · E02006025

Postcode source versions

Explore SY11

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    565 m
  2. Oswestry School

    Other independent school

    639 m
  3. Woodside Primary School

    Academy converter

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,506
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 665
  • Anti social behaviour 207
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 127
  • Public order 114

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY11 1 residents
6,520

Age bands in SY11 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

888 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

652 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

1,428 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

1,877 residents

Age 65 and over
24.1%

1,539 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CAXTON SURGERY

    OSWALD ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1RD

    ODS code M82022

    402 m

  • PLAS FFYNNON MEDICAL CTRE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 2RB

    ODS code M82005

    560 m

  • CAMBRIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THOMAS SAVIN ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1GA

    ODS code M82026

    675 m

Nearby transport

  • Gobowen Rail Station

    RLY · Gobowen

    2.4 miles
  • Rhydycroesau

    BCT · Rhyd y Croesau

    3.1 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.6 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.6 miles
  • Chirk Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 007A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,430 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 1 secondary schools. Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 565 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,506 published events cover 12 months, averaging 125.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 665 events.

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