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SY2 5DQ area guide

Who lives in SY2 5DQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Shrewsbury Town
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,280 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

SY2 5DQShrewsbury

At a glance

What SY2 5DQ is like

SY2 5DQ is a postcode in the Shrewsbury Town area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,280 people. 57% of households own their home, 25.6% rent privately and 13.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 58.1% of adults are in work. It ranks among the more affluent parts of England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SY2 5 sold for a median of £279,995 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY2 5DQ compares

Headline figures for SY2 5DQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

8.0/ 10

Less deprived than most. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

4/ 10

Around the middle: 16.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£279,995

Median over 139 sales in SY2 5, −1.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

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

SchoolsMore

78%

Rated good or better across 9 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£49,465

Average annual income before tax, higher than 40% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY2 5DQ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
25.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Among the more affluent placesPositive
Scores 8.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, making it less deprived than most of England.
03
An older population
24.1% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SY2 5DQ FAQs

Is SY2 5DQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 8.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 16.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 78% 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 SY2 5DQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £279,995.

Homes in SY2 5 sold for a median of £279,995 across 139 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY2 5DQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY2 5DQ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.

Who lives in SY2 5DQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8.8% of residents. 57% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (35.5%).

Which council covers SY2 5DQ?

The local authority for SY2 5DQ is Shropshire.

SY2 5DQ comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY2 5DQ?

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, 0.4 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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