Postcode · Shrewsbury

SY2 6QA area guide

Who lives in SY2 6QA, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Shrewsbury Town
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,040 (2024)
Status: No longer in use

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At a glance

What SY2 6QA is like

SY2 6QA 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 1,040 people. 45% of households own their home, 38.9% rent privately and 15.8% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 48.3% 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 SY2 6 sold for a median of £290,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY2 6QA compares

Headline figures for SY2 6QA, 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

6/ 10

Around the middle: 28.7 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£290,000

Median over 124 sales in SY2 6, +1.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 39 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

71%

Rated good or better across 7 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 6QA differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
38.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
A young populationPositive
22.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
03
An older population
38.6% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SY2 6QA FAQs

Is SY2 6QA 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 28.7 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 71% 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 6QA?

The median sale price over the last year was £290,000.

Homes in SY2 6 sold for a median of £290,000 across 124 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 6QA safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY2 6QA, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in SY2 6QA?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 11.1% of residents. 45% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (54.7%).

Which council covers SY2 6QA?

The local authority for SY2 6QA is Shropshire.

SY2 6QA comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY2 6QA?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 39 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, 0.5 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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