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SY2

UK postcode district

Part of Shrewsbury

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
648
Current units
580
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
7

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
West Midlands
Local authority codes
1
Terminated postcode units
68

Postcode sectors in SY2

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
11,490 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Monkmoor Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5AP 27 July 2026 £550,000
5, Wilde Meadow, Shrewsbury, SY2 6LX 17 July 2026 £227,500
30, Belvidere Lane, Shrewsbury, SY2 5RJ 15 July 2026 £140,000

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
1

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
1,259
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 575
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Public order 79
  • Other theft 60

Census 2021

Population and age profile

SY2 usual residents
18,727
Age-profile population
18,682

Age bands in SY2

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
15.7%
2,942 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.6%
1,797 residents
Age 25 to 44
23.9%
4,466 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.5%
4,947 residents
Age 65 and over
24.2%
4,530 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 571 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
61.9%

In this district, 562 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 515 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

2

in this district

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £278,000 from 2,515 recorded sales in SY2. 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

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

1,259 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 575 events.

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