SY2 5LE Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Monkmoor. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Crowmere Road, Shrewsbury: 32 addresses
- Harcourt Crescent, Shrewsbury: 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 (46% of about 670 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)
- The Belvidere, Crowmere Road, Shrewsbury, SY2 5LA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Garages, Off Belvidere Lane, Shrewsbury: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (470 m (0.3 miles))
- 1 Glenburn Gardens, Shrewsbury, SY2 5SY: up to 4 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Shrewsbury Training and Development Centre, Racecourse Crescent, Shrewsbury: up to 9 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 5 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 34 addresses are between 57 m and 59 m above sea level (58 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Wellington (Shropshire) 676,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 42 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Galton Drive Jct Belvidere | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Rea Street Jct Sutton | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Car parks | Dana Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Shirehall Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 69.8 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Belvidere Medical Pract. | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Conway Pharmacy | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Hospital | Shrewsbury Hospital | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Police station | Shrewsbury Police Station | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Br Spar Monkmoor, Telford Estate | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.2 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 200 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.3 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.6 ha | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 3.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bridge Number 438 (Belvedere Bridge), a listed building (Grade II*), 620 m (0.4 miles) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Number 438 (Belvedere Bridge) | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Uffington Roman Temporary Camp, Shrewsbury | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Churchyard cross SW of St Giles Church | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Shrewsbury Abbey (including pulpit) | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Quarry Park, and Dingle Gardens Shrewsbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) west |
| Battle of Shrewsbury 1403 | Registered battlefield | 4.3 km (2.6 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Powell Island | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Steadmans' Plantation | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Pimley Rough | Wood | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Quarry Wood | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Ford Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Sundorne Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 11 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 34 |
11 of the postcode's 34 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 | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 16% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 18% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 68% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 77% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Crowmere Road.