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SY2 5DR

Abbey · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 5FB 29 m
SY2 5ET 55 m
SY2 5EZ 63 m
SY2 5AP 69 m
SY2 5ES 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 5DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
1 June 2009
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5
Latitude
52.707669
Longitude
-2.737105
British National Grid easting
350,295
British National Grid northing
312,476

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
E00147626
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019F · E01035062
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

Explore SY2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Crowmoor Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    750 m

  2. Prestfelde School

    Other independent school

    890 m

  3. Coleham Primary School

    Academy converter

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,330
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Criminal damage and arson 286
  • Public order 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    491 m

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    1.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.4 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.4 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    1.5 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

    2.9 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.8 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.1 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.4 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.5 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.6 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.7 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Crowmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 750 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,330 events.

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