SY5 0QA

Rea Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 0PZ 73 m
SY5 0PX 100 m
SY5 0SE 113 m
SY5 0PY 115 m
SY5 0QB 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 0QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0
Latitude
52.649043
Longitude
-2.884803
British National Grid easting
340,236
British National Grid northing
306,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011341
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147564
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 026E · E01028977
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 026 · E02006039

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1 Hylton Grove, Lorien, Shrewsbury Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QA 18 June 2025 £135,000
Manderlay, Shrewsbury Road, Pontesbury, Shrewsbury, SY5 0QA 24 January 2024 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Mary Webb School and Science College

    Academy converter

    251 m
  2. Pontesbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    317 m
  3. Minsterley Primary School

    Community school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
128
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Public order 12
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.0
SY5 0 residents
6,212

Age bands in SY5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

891 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

550 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,161 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,832 residents

Age 65 and over
29.7%

1,872 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY5 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALL BANK, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

    ODS code M82030

    283 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    5.3 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    5.5 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    6.6 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    6.6 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    7.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 026E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,867 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £292,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY5 0QA. 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

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mary Webb School and Science College is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

128 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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