SY21 8JL

Chirbury & Worthen · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Welshpool
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY21 8JJ 1.0 km
SY21 8JZ 1.3 km
SY15 6BS 1.3 km
SY15 6BP 1.4 km
SY21 8TU 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY21 8JL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY21
Postcode sector
SY21 8
Latitude
52.603350
Longitude
-3.086398
British National Grid easting
326,521
British National Grid northing
301,171

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011241
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147668
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 030E · E01033530
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 030 · E02006041

Postcode source versions

Explore SY21

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Westlawn, Marton, Welshpool, SY21 8JL 6 December 2022 £543,800
Park Cottage, Marton, Welshpool, SY21 8JL 20 November 2018 £335,000
Stockton Mill, Marton, Welshpool, SY21 8JL 7 August 2013 £665,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km
  2. Forden C.I.W. School

    Welsh establishment

    3.6 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

14 female, 20 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.3
SY21 8 residents
4,734

Age bands in SY21 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

637 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

491 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

887 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,424 residents

Age 65 and over
27.5%

1,303 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY21 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
81.3%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Stone House Court

    BCT · Forden

    1.8 miles
  • Stone House Court

    BCT · Forden

    1.8 miles
  • The Cock Hotel

    BCT · Forden

    1.8 miles
  • The Cock Hotel

    BCT · Forden

    1.8 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Forden

    2.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 030E, 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

12,159 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £543,800 from 1 recorded sale in SY21 8JL. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Chirbury CofE VC Primary School & Busy Bees Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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