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SY2 5HP area guide

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

Neighbourhood
Shrewsbury Monkmoor
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,515 (2024)
At a glance

What SY2 5HP is like

SY2 5HP is a postcode in the Shrewsbury Monkmoor area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,515 people. 58.3% of households own their home, 10.3% rent privately and 30.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 57.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above 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 5HP compares

Headline figures for SY2 5HP, 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
7/ 10

Around the middle: 37.0 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, 49 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
82%

Rated good or better across 11 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£44,570

Average annual income before tax, higher than 26% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY2 5HP differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    A lot of social housingLook closer

    30.6% of homes are social housing, against 17.1% across England.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 10.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

SY2 5HP FAQs

01
Is SY2 5HP 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 37.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 82% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in SY2 5HP?

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.
03
Is SY2 5HP safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY2 5HP, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY2 5HP?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 8% of residents. 58.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (56%).
05
Which council covers SY2 5HP?

The local authority for SY2 5HP is Shropshire.

SY2 5HP comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SY2 5HP?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 49 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, 0.8 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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