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SY2 5SX

Monkmoor · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 5TZ 39 m
SY2 5SR 65 m
SY2 5SS 70 m
SY2 5UA 75 m
SY2 5UD 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 5SX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 February 2009
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 5
Latitude
52.717534
Longitude
-2.722097
British National Grid easting
351,320
British National Grid northing
313,563

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Monkmoor · E05016051
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147502
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 018D · E01028968
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 018 · E02006032

Postcode source versions

Explore SY2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
19
Secondary
4

  1. Wilfred Owen Primary School

    Academy converter

    313 m

  2. Severndale Specialist Academy

    Academy special converter

    352 m

  3. Belvidere Primary School

    Community school

    510 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,385
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 678
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Anti social behaviour 152
  • Public order 81
  • Shoplifting 73

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    1.2 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.2 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    2.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.6 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.7 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.9 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.9 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    4.3 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.5 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.6 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    1.2 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.4 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    3.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 018D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,801 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
10 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 4 secondary schools. Wilfred Owen Primary School is the nearest published school at 313 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,385 published events cover 12 months, averaging 115.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 678 events.

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