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SY12 postcode area · Shropshire

The SY12 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 48 to 56 across them. Every full SY12 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SY12 district is remarkably uniform: its 3 neighbourhoods are separated by just 8 points, Oswestry West (48) to Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill (56). All 3 sit in England's broad middle band for deprivation — none reaches either extreme third. Median prices range from £223,900 in Oswestry West to £370,000 in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,552a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied70%

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 SY12 district

£234,725median home sold over the past year · +14.2% over 5 years · -6.1% over the year · 118 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£215,000
Terraced£183,500
Flat—
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
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer HillShropshire 2,98756 £370,000
EllesmereShropshire 3,00756 £234,725
Oswestry WestShropshire 3,53548 £223,900

People living in SY12 Census 2021

Residents26,399
Median age (est.)49
Density96per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above34%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 20%45–64 31%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 10%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional11%
Elementary11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Muslim 0%

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 SY12

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY12 district.

Oswestry

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY12.

SY11 SY10 SY22 LL14 SY13 SY4 SY1 SY99

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.