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SY2 postcode area · Shrewsbury

The SY2 postcode district covers Shrewsbury and spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 35 to 76 across them. Every full SY2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SY2 district: Shrewsbury London Road scores 76 out of 100 (#1,623 of 6,856 nationally) while Shrewsbury Monkmoor sits at 35 — neighbours on the map, 41 points apart on the index. 4 of the 5 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £250,000 in Shrewsbury Monkmoor to £295,000 in Shrewsbury Town.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,918a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied67%

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 SY2 district

£275,500median home sold over the past year · +12.4% over 5 years · -4.3% over the year · 276 sales
Detached£368,500
Semi-detached£265,000
Terraced£248,000
Flat£177,500
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
Shrewsbury Sutton & ColehamShropshire 1,80174 £275,000
Bayston Hill & AtchamShropshire 1,86373 £280,000
Shrewsbury TownShropshire 2,15169 £295,000
Shrewsbury MonkmoorShropshire 4,43335 £250,000

People living in SY2 Census 2021

Residents37,994
Median age (est.)46
Density440per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above36%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 27%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 35%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

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

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 SY2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY2 district.

Shrewsbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY2.

SY1 SY99 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.