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SY1 2TA area guide

Who lives in SY1 2TA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Shrewsbury Greenfields
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,989 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What SY1 2TA is like

SY1 2TA is a postcode in the Shrewsbury Greenfields area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,989 people. 46.9% of households own their home, 34.2% rent privately and 18.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 63.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in SY1 2 sold for a median of £225,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY1 2TA compares

Headline figures for SY1 2TA, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 30.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£225,000

Median over 108 sales in SY1 2, +2.3% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 47 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

67%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£46,068

Average annual income before tax, higher than 30% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY1 2TA differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
34.2% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
28.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

SY1 2TA FAQs

Is SY1 2TA a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 30.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in SY1 2TA?

The median sale price over the last year was £225,000.

Homes in SY1 2 sold for a median of £225,000 across 108 sales in the year to August 2026, +2.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY1 2TA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY1 2TA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SY1 2TA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 10.6% of residents. 46.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (64%).

Which council covers SY1 2TA?

The local authority for SY1 2TA is Shropshire.

SY1 2TA comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY1 2TA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 47 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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