SY12 0LQ

The Meres · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ellesmere
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY12
Postcode sector
SY12 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY12 0QJ 288 m
SY12 0QQ 354 m
SY12 0FS 457 m
SY12 0QG 489 m
SY12 0LG 548 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY12 0LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY12
Postcode sector
SY12 0
Latitude
52.895227
Longitude
-2.831466
British National Grid easting
344,161
British National Grid northing
333,409

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
The Meres · E05016075
Parish or community
E04011378
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147043
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 004E · E01028872
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 004 · E02006017

Postcode source versions

Explore SY12

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Mere View, 4, Lyneal, Ellesmere, SY12 0LQ 4 March 2022 £261,000
Mere View, 2, Lyneal, Ellesmere, SY12 0LQ 17 February 2006 £120,000
Mere View, 5, Lyneal, Ellesmere, SY12 0LQ 14 November 2003 £96,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Welshampton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. Newtown CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km
  3. Ellesmere College

    Other independent school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

10 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.7
SY12 0 residents
4,969

Age bands in SY12 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

742 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

455 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

971 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,505 residents

Age 65 and over
25.9%

1,283 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY12 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
12.5%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CHURCHMERE MEDICAL GROUP

    TRIMPLEY STREET, ELLESMERE, SY12 0DB

    ODS code M82025

    4.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Tesco

    BCT · Ellesmere

    2.8 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    3.8 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    3.8 miles
  • St Chad`s Church

    BCT · Hanmer

    3.9 miles
  • St Chad`s Church

    BCT · Hanmer

    3.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 004E, 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

19,189 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £261,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY12 0LQ. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Welshampton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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