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SY1 postcode area · Shropshire

The SY1 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 21 to 76 across them. Every full SY1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SY1 district contains both ends of the scale: Shrewsbury London Road at 76 out of 100 (#1,623 of 6,856 in England) against Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange at 21, a 55-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £213,750 in Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange to £305,000 in Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,380a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied66%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SY1 district

£220,000median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +2.3% over the year · 363 sales
Detached£308,750
Semi-detached£225,000
Terraced£205,000
Flat£155,000
Shropshire£275,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shrewsbury London RoadShropshire 1,62376 £290,000
Bayston Hill & AtchamShropshire 1,86373 £280,000
Shrewsbury TownShropshire 2,15169 £295,000
Bomere Heath & Montford BridgeShropshire 3,00156 £305,000
Shrewsbury GreenfieldsShropshire 3,43250 £220,000
Shrewsbury Harlescott & SundorneShropshire 3,88543 £222,500
Shrewsbury Harlescott GrangeShropshire 5,40021 £213,750

People living in SY1 Census 2021

Residents57,806
Median age (est.)45
Density215per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 15%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 8%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SY1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY1 district.

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Harlescott

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY1.

SY99 SY2 SY3 SY5 SY4 TF6 TF5 SY21

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.