SY10 7LB Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St Martin's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Cae Meddig, Wern: 5 addresses
- Station Road, Wern: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cae Meddig, Wern: 3 addresses
- Unnamed street near Cae Meddig, Weston Rhyn: 2 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 C (29% of about 620 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.
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 14 addresses are between 131 m and 139 m above sea level (135 m on average).
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 | Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Ruabon 117,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.7 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Lodge Weston Rhyn | 380 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 49.4 km (31 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Chirk Surgery | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 Brook Buildings (Dental Surgery) | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) |
| Police station | Police | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | BP - Gledrid SF Connect Cashzone | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.8 ha | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 3,440 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Weston Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m south-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m south-east |
| Motte castle adjacent to Oaklands Hall, Chirk Bank | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
| Pontcysyllte Aqueduct and Canal | World Heritage Site | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Temple Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Baddy's Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Nant Wood | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) south-west |
| Selattyn Hill | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 3.3 km (2 miles) south |
| Newhall Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 10 | 14 |
4 of the postcode's 14 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 40% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 42% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 33% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 11% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Cae Meddig.