SY10 7AD Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Selattyn & Gobowen. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Trewern Cottages, Hengoed: 1 address
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 D (24% of about 590 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Twmpath Cottages, Twmpath Lane, Gobowen, Shropshire: up to 12 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
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 address is about 121 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 | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 890 m (0.6 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.2 km (6.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rhydleos Park Hall | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Car parks | 36 Oswald Road Parking | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 51.5 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Cambrian Medical Practice | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Gobowen Cross Pharma LTD | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest 3 Brook Buildings (Dental Surgery) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Oswestry Police Station | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Gobowen, Gobowen Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 5.1 ha | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 560 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.6 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3,440 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern, a scheduled monument, 380 m north-east. 6 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wat's Dyke: 180m long section, 170m east of Pentre-wern | Scheduled monument | 380 m north-east |
| Wat's Dyke: 140m long section, 370m south west of Gobowen Station | Scheduled monument | 550 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Bryn-y-Castell and a section of Wat's Dyke adjacent to Preeshenlle United Reformed Church | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Brogyntyn | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 8.5 km (5.3 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brynycastell Coppice | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Nursery Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) west |
| Hillyards Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Hen-plassey Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.2 miles) west |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Baker's Hill | Hill | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 1 | 1 |
None of the postcode's 1 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
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 | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 26% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 76% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 3% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 26% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 38% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 49% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 10% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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 Trewern Cottages.