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SY5 6HS area guide

Who lives in SY5 6HS, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Bayston Hill & Atcham
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,878 (2024)
At a glance

What SY5 6HS is like

SY5 6HS is a postcode in the Bayston Hill & Atcham neighbourhood of Shropshire. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,878 people. 62.8% of households own their home, 16.6% rent privately and 18.8% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 30–34, and 64.7% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in SY5 6 sold for a median of £300,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY5 6HS compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
5.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle — 17.9 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£300,000

Median over 25 sales in SY5 6, +4.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.3/ 10

Poor — 0 stations within a mile, 2 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
80%

of 5 rated schools nearest are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£58,129

Average a year, before tax — higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    A young populationPositive

    23.1% of residents are 20 to 34 — the age group that rents most — against 19.6% across England.

Questions

SY5 6HS FAQs

01
Is SY5 6HS a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 5.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 17.9 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SY5 6HS?

The median sale price over the last year was £300,000.

Homes in SY5 6 sold for a median of £300,000 across 25 sales in the year to August 2026, +4.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is SY5 6HS safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY5 6HS, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY5 6HS?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 30–34, at 9% of residents. 62.8% of households own their home. The most common home is semi-detached (38.3%).
05
Which council covers SY5 6HS?

SY5 6HS is in Shropshire.

SY5 6HS is in Shropshire, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SY5 6HS?

Connectivity scores 0.3 out of 10.

There are 2 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 2.7 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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