SY1 1ND Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Quarry & Coton Hill. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (40% of about 850 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Shrewsbury (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 64.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Old Market Hall, grade I
- 29A AND 30, PRINCESS STREET, grade II*
- 8 and 9 The Square, grade II*
- CLIVE HOUSE AND ADJACENT DWELLING, grade II*
- Swan Hill Court House, grade II*
- THE HALL OF THE FORMER VAUGHAN'S MANSION (PART OF THE MUSIC HALL), grade II*
- THE OLD PORCH HOUSE, grade II*
- 1, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 1, CROSS HILL, grade II
- 1, SWAN HILL, grade II
- 10 The Square and 7 and 8 Market Street, grade II
- 11, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 12A, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 13, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 13, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 14 AND 14A, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 14, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 16, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 17 AND 18, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 19, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 2 AND 3, CROSS HILL, grade II
- 2 AND 3, SWAN HILL, grade II
- 2 AND 3, SWAN HILL COURT, grade II
- 2, COLLEGE HILL, grade II
- 22, SWAN HILL, grade II
- 23 AND 23A, PRINCESS STREET, grade II
- 23 AND 23A, SWAN HILL, grade II
- 23, BELMONT, grade II
- 24 AND 25, PRINCESS STREET, grade II
- 26, PRINCESS STREET, grade II
And 34 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Talbot House, Market Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1LG: up to 13 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Princess House, The Square, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- Upper Floors 12 And 13 Mardol Head, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 1HD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (190 m)
- Riverside Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- The Stew, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8JR: up to 7 homes, permissioned (490 m (0.3 miles))
- Car Park, The Dana, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Car Park And Premises, Old Coleham, Shrewsbury, SY3 7BP: up to 43 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Shrewsbury Prison, Dana, Shrewsbury: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (810 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 13 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Shoplatch P&R Shrewsbury | 120 m |
| Bus or coach station | St Chad's Church Shrewsbury | 290 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Raven Meadows Car Park | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam Charging Station | 130 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 70.2 km (44 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Riverside Med Practice | 250 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 220 m |
| NHS dentists | 12 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Courtyard Dental Practice | 150 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 520 m (0.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Britannia Building Society | 160 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Quarry 11 ha | 250 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 650 m² | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silks Meadow Recreation Ground 3,760 m² | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,710 m² | 190 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 16 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Hall of the Former Vaughan's Mansion (Part of the Music Hall), a listed building (Grade II*), 40 m. 658 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 12 of them Grade I and 60 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Hall of the Former Vaughan's Mansion (Part of the Music Hall) | Listed building, Grade II* | 40 m |
| Clive House and Adjacent Dwelling | Listed building, Grade II* | 50 m |
| 29A and 30, Princess Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 80 m north-east |
| Swan Hill Court House | Listed building, Grade II* | 90 m south-west |
| Remains of the crypt or undercroft to the Old Church of St Chad | Scheduled monument | 130 m east |
| Town wall section W of Belmont Crescent | Scheduled monument | 150 m south-west |
| Town wall section E of Belmont Crescent | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-east |
| Quarry Park, and Dingle Gardens Shrewsbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 370 m west |
| Berwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Coton Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Powell Island | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north |
| Gough Coppice | Wood | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Willow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| The Dell | Valley | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 59 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 6% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 47% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 39% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 22% | 17% |
| Private rented | 30% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 38% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 55% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 21% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 53% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.