SY12 0NG

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 0NQ 422 m
LL13 0NL 544 m
LL13 0JR 594 m
LL13 0NW 638 m
LL13 0JW 655 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY12 0NG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY12
Postcode sector
SY12 0
Latitude
52.942297
Longitude
-2.872905
British National Grid easting
341,437
British National Grid northing
338,678

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
E00147021
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 004C · E01028866
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 004 · E02006017

Postcode source versions

Explore SY12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Pear Tree Cottage, Northwood, Ellesmere, SY12 0NG 10 May 2006 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. The Maelor School

    Welsh establishment

    1.2 km
  2. Madras Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    1.4 km
  3. St Chad's Church in Wales Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
60
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Burglary 3
  • Public order 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

8 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
3.7
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 0.2% 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
75%
Gigabit-capable
75%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
75%

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

2

within 5 km

  • THE SURGERY

    SANDY LANE, HANMER, WHITCHURCH, SY13 3DL

    ODS code W91604

    2.7 km

  • CHURCHMERE MEDICAL GROUP

    TRIMPLEY STREET, ELLESMERE, SY12 0DB

    ODS code M82025

    4.1 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

  • Maelor School

    BCT · Penley

    0.7 miles
  • Maelor School

    BCT · Penley

    0.7 miles
  • Maelor School

    BCT · Penley

    0.8 miles
  • Penley Maelor School

    BCT · Maelor South

    0.8 miles
  • Penley Maelor School

    BCT · Maelor South

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 004C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,673 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Maelor School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

60 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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