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SY99 postcode area · Shrewsbury

The SY99 postcode district covers Shrewsbury and spans 1 neighbourhood (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 68 to 68 across them. Every full SY99 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Only one profiled neighbourhood falls within the SY99 district: Shrewsbury Town, ranked #2,151 of 6,856 in England with an Area Score of 69 out of 100. Its typical home sold for about £295,000 over the past year.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,335a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime175per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied55%

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

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NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shrewsbury TownShropshire 2,15169 £295,000

People living in SY99 Census 2021

Residents8,482
Median age (est.)46
Density2,726per km²
No qualifications12%
Degree or above45%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 11%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 35%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 10%Private rent 35%

Households

One person: 45%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 14%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 45%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 14%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors16%
Associate professional13%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure8%
Skilled trades8%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 12%

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 SY99

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY99 district.

Shrewsbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY99.

SY1 SY2 SY3 SY5 SY4 SY21 TF6 TF5

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.