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SY1 3QR area guide

Who lives in SY1 3QR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,534 (2024)

SY1 3QRShrewsbury

At a glance

What SY1 3QR is like

SY1 3QR is a postcode in the Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,534 people. 81.7% of households own their home, 10.9% rent privately and 7.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 56.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SY1 3 sold for a median of £235,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY1 3QR compares

Headline figures for SY1 3QR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£235,000

Median over 87 sales in SY1 3, +5.9% on the year before.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 42 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

80%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£43,040

Average annual income before tax, higher than 20% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY1 3QR differs most from the national average.

01
Prices risingPositive
The median sale price in SY1 3 is up 5.9% on the year before.
02
An older population
24.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Few private renters
Only 10.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
81.7% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SY1 3QR FAQs

Is SY1 3QR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

How much does a house cost in SY1 3QR?

The median sale price over the last year was £235,000.

Homes in SY1 3 sold for a median of £235,000 across 87 sales in the year to August 2026, +5.9% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY1 3QR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY1 3QR, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in SY1 3QR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.7% of residents. 81.7% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (85.8%).

Which council covers SY1 3QR?

The local authority for SY1 3QR is Shropshire.

SY1 3QR comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY1 3QR?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 42 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 1.8 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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