SY4 3BB Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced August 1993. Ward: Shawbury. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Gooseberry Lane, Grinshill: 6 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 (23% of about 660 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Grinshill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 10.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BRONHAUL, grade II
- CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- CHURCHYARD WALL AND GATEWAY APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES TO EAST OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- EMBREY MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 7 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- FORMER FONT APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- HIGHER HOUSE, grade II
- KEY MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 1.5 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- STEP HOUSE, grade II
- SUNDIAL APPROXIMATELY 9 METRES TO SOUTH OF CHURCH OF ALL SAINTS, grade II
- THE COTTAGE, grade II
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 6 addresses are between 99 m and 104 m above sea level (102 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 75%, ultrafast 50%, gigabit 50% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km |
| Wem 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.5 km | |
| Prees 9,330 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m, 6 within 800 m; nearest The Inn Grinshill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Battlefield 1403 Upper Battlefield | 6.1 km |
| EV charging points | Chapel Lane Car Park, Wem | 5.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 59.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Clive Medical Practice | 900 m |
| Pharmacies | Rowlands Pharmacy | 5.8 km |
| NHS dentists | Esthetique Dental Limited | 1.9 km |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | 12.2 km |
| Police station | Shrewsbury Police Station | 10.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 230 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m east. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m east |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corbet Wood | Wood | 280 m north-east |
| Grinshill Hill | Hill | 280 m north-west |
| Cliff Plantation | Wood | 370 m north-west |
| Birch Coppice | Wood | 1.0 km north-east |
| The Glen | Valley | 3.0 km south-west |
| The Bog | Wetland | 3.9 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 33% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 37% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 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 | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 38% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 42% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Gooseberry Lane.