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SY2 5DF

Abbey · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 5BF 40 m
SY2 5AD 63 m
SY2 5DB 70 m
SY2 5AA 81 m
SY2 5DG 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 5DF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5
Latitude
52.708673
Longitude
-2.740467
British National Grid easting
350,069
British National Grid northing
312,590

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05016011
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147625
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019F · E01035062
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

Explore SY2

Property

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Holywell Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY2 5DF 11 April 2024 £650,000
1 - 1a, Holywell Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY2 5DF 22 November 2023 £700,000
11, Holywell Terrace, Shrewsbury, SY2 5DF 16 October 2017 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Coleham Primary School

    Academy converter

    820 m

  2. Crowmoor Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    937 m

  3. St Winefride's RC Independent School

    Other independent school

    953 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,207
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,394
  • Anti social behaviour 355
  • Shoplifting 333
  • Criminal damage and arson 295
  • Public order 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

20 female, 17 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.7
SY2 5 residents
11,678

Age bands in SY2 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,984 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

1,153 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.6%

2,681 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,113 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,436 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY2 5 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+
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
100%

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

11

within 5 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    732 m

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.1 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 SOUTH HERMITAGE, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7JS

    ODS code M82060

    1.3 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.3 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.4 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEVERN FIELDS HTH VILLAGE, SUNDORNE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4RQ

    ODS code M82032

    2.5 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.7 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.6 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    3.9 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BEECHES ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY, SY3 0PF

    ODS code M82018

    4.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.5 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.5 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.5 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.6 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 019F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,328 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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 £675,000 from 2 recorded sales in SY2 5DF. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Coleham Primary School is the nearest published school at 820 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,207 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,394 events.

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