SY11 1BF

Oswestry North · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Oswestry
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY11 1AW 25 m
SY11 1AS 41 m
SY11 1AX 50 m
SY11 1AR 62 m
SY11 1AZ 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY11 1BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 1
Latitude
52.859959
Longitude
-3.059705
British National Grid easting
328,749
British National Grid northing
329,688

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
E00147253
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 007E · E01028917
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 007 · E02006025

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Holbache Gardens, Oswestry, SY11 1BF 23 October 2025 £440,000
1, Holbache Gardens, Oswestry, SY11 1BF 8 January 2021 £357,500
2, Holbache Gardens, Oswestry, SY11 1BF 27 October 2008 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    465 m
  2. Oswestry School

    Other independent school

    488 m
  3. The Marches School

    Academy converter

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,433
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 634
  • Anti social behaviour 197
  • Shoplifting 135
  • Criminal damage and arson 117
  • Other theft 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY11 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

3

within 5 km

  • THE CAXTON SURGERY

    OSWALD ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1RD

    ODS code M82022

    591 m

  • PLAS FFYNNON MEDICAL CTRE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 2RB

    ODS code M82005

    695 m

  • CAMBRIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THOMAS SAVIN ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1GA

    ODS code M82026

    864 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Gobowen Rail Station

    RLY · Gobowen

    2.5 miles
  • Rhydycroesau

    BCT · Rhyd y Croesau

    3.0 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.6 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.7 miles
  • Chirk Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 007E, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,925 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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
2
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £440,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY11 1BF. 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

Published establishments

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 465 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,433 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 634 events.

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