SY13 2AF Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Whitchurch South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Heath Road, Shropshire: 16 addresses
- Heath Road, Shropshire: 10 addresses
- Brown Moss Cottages, Prees Heath: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near Heath Road, Prees Heath: 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 B (23% of about 770 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
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 30 addresses are between 94 m and 106 m above sea level (98 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Whitchurch (Shropshire) 164,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km |
| Prees 9,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.0 km | |
| Wrenbury 11,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Cherry Tree Hotel Prees Heath | 110 m |
| Car parks | Tilstock Ln Parking | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 45.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Wem And Prees Medical Practice | 9.9 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.5 km |
| NHS dentists | Green End Dental Practice | 3.5 km |
| Hospital | Whitchurch Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | West Mercia Police - Whitchurch Police Station | 3.4 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest Esso Prees Heath, Sycamore View, Prees Heath Cashzone | 310 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 2.7 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 8.4 ha | 2.5 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,120 m² | 3.0 km |
Landmarks
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Moss | Wetland | 1.3 km north-east |
| Alderford Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km north-west |
| New Gorse | Wood | 1.6 km east |
| Steel Heath | Wood | 2.4 km south-west |
| Twemlows Big Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
| Twemlows Old Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.5 | 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
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 10 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 30 |
24 of the postcode's 30 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 51% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 Heath Road.