SY
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Shrewsbury, with 26 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Radon Affected Area by postcode area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 80% of people in SY live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How SY compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, people in radon affected area squares and gigabit broadband coverage.
Is SY safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY at a rate of 66.4 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 2,055 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (10,027), anti-social behaviour (4,600) and other crime (3,785).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY was 65.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in SY
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY1Shrewsbury, Harlescott | 29,183 | £222,000 | 121.9 per 1,000 |
| SY2Shrewsbury, Cherry Orchard | 18,588 | £277,500 | 63.1 per 1,000 |
| SY3Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill | 35,085 | £305,000 | 50.7 per 1,000 |
| SY4Wem | 26,200 | £320,000 | 44.5 per 1,000 |
| SY5Pontesbury | 22,725 | £305,000 | 36.9 per 1,000 |
| SY6Church Stretton, All Stretton | 6,856 | £395,000 | 32.0 per 1,000 |
| SY7Craven Arms, Clun | 11,060 | £350,000 | 37.0 per 1,000 |
| SY8Ludlow, Rockgreen | 18,391 | £275,250 | 57.7 per 1,000 |
| SY9Bishop's Castle, Lydham | 2,911 | £300,000 | 58.4 per 1,000 |
| SY10Morda | 15,976 | £325,000 | 31.9 per 1,000 |
| SY11Oswestry | 27,489 | £228,748 | 72.0 per 1,000 |
| SY12Ellesmere | 8,911 | £244,995 | 50.0 per 1,000 |
| SY13Whitchurch | 20,159 | £275,745 | 53.1 per 1,000 |
| SY14Malpas | 6,701 | £390,000 | 49.7 per 1,000 |
| SY15Montgomery, Churchstoke | 5,547 | £265,000 | 35.8 per 1,000 |
| SY16Newtown, Penygloddfa | 16,191 | £212,500 | 122.7 per 1,000 |
| SY17Caersws, Llandinam | 3,494 | £237,500 | 45.6 per 1,000 |
| SY18Llanidloes | 4,529 | £200,000 | 50.5 per 1,000 |
| SY19Llanbrynmair, Bont Dolgadfan | 1,157 | £259,125 | 27.7 per 1,000 |
| SY20Machynlleth | 6,672 | £195,000 | 45.8 per 1,000 |
| SY21Welshpool, Burgess Lands | 16,996 | £235,000 | 76.6 per 1,000 |
| SY22Llanfyllin, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | 9,149 | £258,750 | 98.9 per 1,000 |
| SY23Aberystwyth | 28,373 | £215,000 | 92.4 per 1,000 |
| SY24Upper Borth, Birkenhead Street | 4,406 | £230,000 | 41.0 per 1,000 |
| SY25Tregaron, Llanddewi Brefi | 4,222 | £180,000 | 159.0 per 1,000 |
| SY99Castlefields, Shrewsbury | No figure | No figure | No figure |
SY in brief
The SY postcode area, named after Shrewsbury, has 26 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in SY was £265,000 in 2025.
SY had 350,971 usual residents at the census.
About 80% of people in SY live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SY, 72.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.