SY22 6WE Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced May 2012. Ward: St Oswald. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Mile Oak Industrial Estate, Weston: 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 A (25% of about 880 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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's address is about 101 m above sea level.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gobowen 248,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km (3.4 miles) |
| Chirk 107,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.1 km (6.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Industrial Estate Morda | 40 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Oswestry | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Car parks | 36 Oswald Road Parking | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 56.1 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Plas Ffynnon Medical Ctre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | Day Lewis Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Thomas Dental Practice | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Police station | Oswestry Police Station | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Oswestry Cashzone | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2.1 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 220 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.1 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,090 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm, a scheduled monument, 250 m north. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Wat's Dyke: section 350m long, 540m east of Weston Farm | Scheduled monument | 250 m north |
| Wat's Dyke, 380m long section, immediately east of the Sewage Works | Scheduled monument | 620 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Wat's Dyke: 365m long section, extending from 45m north east of Gate House on Shrewsbury Road | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Weston Pools | Lake or reservoir | 560 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| The Rough | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Long Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Round Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) north-east |
| Sweeney Mountain | Hill | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south-west |
| Mill Dingle | Valley | 4.8 km (3 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 46 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 9% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 25% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 23% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 69% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 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 Mile Oak Industrial Estate.