SY11 1BX

Oswestry North East · 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 1HB 76 m
SY11 1HT 101 m
SY11 1HU 106 m
SY11 1HD 123 m
SY11 1EZ 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY11 1BX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 1
Latitude
52.864538
Longitude
-3.046165
British National Grid easting
329,668
British National Grid northing
330,184

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
E00147221
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 006G · E01028909
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 006 · E02006024

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
42, Gobowen Road, Oswestry, SY11 1BX 23 January 2026 £190,000
20, Gobowen Road, Oswestry, SY11 1BX 25 June 2025 £205,000
58, Gobowen Road, Oswestry, SY11 1BX 28 March 2025 £115,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
9
Secondary
1
  1. Woodside Primary School

    Academy converter

    460 m
  2. The Meadows Primary School

    Community school

    593 m
  3. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    629 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 652
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Public order 110

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

28 female, 25 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.8% 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+
90.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
90.3%
Gigabit-capable
90.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
67.7%
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

  • CAMBRIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THOMAS SAVIN ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1GA

    ODS code M82026

    220 m

  • THE CAXTON SURGERY

    OSWALD ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1RD

    ODS code M82022

    487 m

  • PLAS FFYNNON MEDICAL CTRE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 2RB

    ODS code M82005

    828 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

    2.0 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.4 miles
  • Chirk Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.4 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.5 miles
  • St Mary`s Church

    BCT · Chirk

    4.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 006G, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

10,052 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
0
Low risk addresses
4
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 £183,000 from 13 recorded sales in SY11 1BX. 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. Woodside Primary School is the nearest published school at 460 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 122.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 652 events.

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