SY12 0PS

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 0PR 206 m
SY12 0PT 231 m
SY12 0PX 307 m
SY12 0PU 343 m
SY12 0QH 457 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY12 0PS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY12
Postcode sector
SY12 0
Latitude
52.905263
Longitude
-2.825800
British National Grid easting
344,555
British National Grid northing
334,521

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
E00147022
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 004C · E01028866
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 004 · E02006017

Postcode source versions

Explore SY12

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Moss Cottage, Hampton Bank, Welshampton, Ellesmere, SY12 0PS 24 June 2016 £399,000
Moss Cottage, Hampton Bank, Welshampton, Ellesmere, SY12 0PS 30 November 2012 £345,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Welshampton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  2. Newtown CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.2 km
  3. Ellesmere College

    Other independent school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

3 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.1% 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+
75%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
25%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
25%
Gigabit-capable
25%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
25%
Next Generation Access
75%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

    4.4 km

  • CHURCHMERE MEDICAL GROUP

    TRIMPLEY STREET, ELLESMERE, SY12 0DB

    ODS code M82025

    4.8 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

  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    3.1 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    3.1 miles
  • St Chad`s Church

    BCT · Hanmer

    3.2 miles
  • St Chad`s Church

    BCT · Hanmer

    3.2 miles
  • Maelor School

    BCT · Penley

    3.7 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Welshampton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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