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SY21 8JQ area guide

Who lives in SY21 8JQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,854 (2024)

SY21 8JQWelshpool

At a glance

What SY21 8JQ is like

SY21 8JQ is a postcode in the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,854 people. 63.8% of households own their home, 26.5% rent privately and 9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in SY21 8 sold for a median of £250,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY21 8JQ compares

Headline figures for SY21 8JQ, 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

3/ 10

Lower than most: 13.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£250,000

Median over 41 sales in SY21 8, −16.7% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.7/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 4 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

50%

Rated good or better across 2 inspected schools nearby.

Household incomeMore

£49,689

Average annual income before tax, higher than 41% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY21 8JQ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
26.5% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Low crimePositive
13.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in SY21 8 is down 16.7% on the year before.
04
An older population
27.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SY21 8JQ FAQs

Is SY21 8JQ 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 13.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. 50% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SY21 8JQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £250,000.

Homes in SY21 8 sold for a median of £250,000 across 41 sales in the year to August 2026, −16.7% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY21 8JQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY21 8JQ, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in SY21 8JQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 12% of residents. 63.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.9%).

Which council covers SY21 8JQ?

The local authority for SY21 8JQ is Shropshire.

SY21 8JQ comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY21 8JQ?

Connectivity scores 0.7 out of 10.

There are 4 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.7 out of 10 (poor).

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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