SY1 2FA Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced July 2021. Ward: Castlefields & Ditherington. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Beacall's Lane, Shrewsbury: 19 addresses
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 B (52% of about 1,090 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: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Shrewsbury Prison, Dana, Shrewsbury: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (100 m)
- Lime Tree Yard, New Park Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2RS: up to 9 homes, permissioned (180 m)
- Car Park, The Dana, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Former HSS Hire Shop, St Michaels Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY1 2ES: up to 8 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Land On The West Side Of St Michaels Street, Shrewsbury: up to 5 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Riverside Shopping Centre, Pride Hill, Shrewsbury, Shropshire: up to 250 homes, not permissioned (610 m)
- The Stew, Frankwell, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8JR: up to 7 homes, permissioned (690 m)
- Hartlands Rest Home, Whitehall Street, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY2 5AD: up to 11 homes, permissioned (740 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 59 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Shrewsbury 2.3 million journeys in 2024–25 | 220 m |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 49 within 800 m; nearest Canal Tavern Castle Fields | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Shrewsbury | 430 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m; nearest Dana Car Park | 170 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest New Park Road | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 69.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Riverside Med Practice | 880 m |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 700 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Matters | 160 m |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Hospital | 2.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 390 m |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Morrisons Daily - Shrewsbury Cashzone | 290 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 2.7 ha | 440 m |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.8 ha | 470 m |
Within 800 m: 4 parks and gardens, 6.5 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Shrewsbury Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 280 m south-west. 585 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 14 of them Grade I and 57 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 280 m south-west |
| Shrewsbury Castle | Scheduled monument | 310 m south-west |
| Castle Gates House | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m south-west |
| Library | Listed building, Grade I | 390 m south-west |
| Council House Gatehouse and Gateway | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m south-west |
| Length of medieval town wall, sally port and interval tower | Scheduled monument | 660 m south-west |
| Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) | Scheduled monument | 680 m south |
| Quarry Park, and Dingle Gardens Shrewsbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km south-west |
| Berwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north-west |
| Battle of Shrewsbury 1403 | Registered battlefield | 4.3 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Powell Island | Wood | 780 m east |
| Coton Hill Community Woodland | Wood | 1.1 km north-west |
| Round Hill | Hill | 1.4 km north-west |
| Gough Coppice | Wood | 1.9 km north-west |
| Willow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km north-west |
| The Dell | Valley | 4.2 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 21% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 41% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 19% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 76% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 11% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 47% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Beacall's Lane.