SY11 2PL

Oswestry South · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY11 2PN 7 m
SY11 2RQ 40 m
SY11 2RG 54 m
SY11 2PH 64 m
SY11 2ER 65 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY11 2PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY11
Postcode sector
SY11 2
Latitude
52.857697
Longitude
-3.051199
British National Grid easting
329,318
British National Grid northing
329,428

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
E00147205
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

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Open schools
11
Primary
8
Secondary
1
  1. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery

    Academy converter

    652 m
  2. Our Lady and St Oswald's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    661 m
  3. Oswestry School

    Other independent school

    838 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,534
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 682
  • Anti social behaviour 211
  • Shoplifting 138
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Public order 115

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY11 2 residents
10,791

Age bands in SY11 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,660 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.4%

1,188 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.7%

2,459 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

2,933 residents

Age 65 and over
20.6%

2,136 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

  • PLAS FFYNNON MEDICAL CTRE

    MIDDLETON ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 2RB

    ODS code M82005

    70 m

  • THE CAXTON SURGERY

    OSWALD ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1RD

    ODS code M82022

    417 m

  • CAMBRIAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THOMAS SAVIN ROAD, OSWESTRY, SY11 1GA

    ODS code M82026

    615 m

Nearby transport

  • Gobowen Rail Station

    RLY · Gobowen

    2.5 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.8 miles
  • Pont-faen Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.9 miles
  • Chirk Bridge

    BCT · Chirk

    4.9 miles
  • St Mary`s Church

    BCT · Chirk

    5.1 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 1 secondary schools. Holy Trinity Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery is the nearest published school at 652 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,534 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 682 events.

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