SY4 3HW Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced April 1986. Ward: Tern. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Berwick Road, Shropshire: 4 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 (33% of about 1,090 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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
- BERWICK HOUSE, grade II*
- GARDEN GATES AND GATE PIERS APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF BERWICK HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN GATES AND GATE PIERS APPROXIMATELY 50 METRES TO SOUTH EAST OF BERWICK HOUSE, grade II
- GARDEN RAILINGS, GATES AND GATE PIERS ADJOINING BERWICK HOUSE TO SOUTH EAST, grade II
- GATES AND GATE PIERS APPROXIMATELY 60 METRES TO EAST OF BERWICK HOUSE, grade II
- GATEWAY AND WALL OF FORMER DOVECOTE ADJOINING BERWICK HOUSE TO NORTH EAST, grade II
- HOME FARMHOUSE, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK INCLUDING STABLE BUNGALOW AND ADJOINING CART SHED AND GRANARY APPROXIMATELY 25 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF BERWICK HOUSE, 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 addresses are about 68 m above sea level.
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 | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Yorton 8,550 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.6 km (6 miles) | |
| Wem 112,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 15 km (9.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Gains Park Way Shelter Bicton Heath | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Car parks | Frankwell Quay Car Park | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Liverpool John Lennon Airport LPL | 67.6 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Urgent Treatment Centre | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bicton Heath Pharmacy | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Oxon Dental Care | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Police station | West Mercia Police | 3 km (1.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-Op Bicton Heath, Welshpool Road Cashzone | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1,820 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Play area | Unnamed 200 m² | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.8 ha | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,640 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Berwick House, a listed building (Grade II*), 10 m. 15 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Berwick House | Listed building, Grade II* | 10 m |
| Berwick Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m east |
| Berwick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 280 m south-east |
| The Almshouses, and adjoining forecourt and garden walls | Listed building, Grade II* | 430 m (0.3 miles) east |
| Quarry Park, and Dingle Gardens Shrewsbury | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Battle of Shrewsbury 1403 | Registered battlefield | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Oak Coppice | Wood | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Round Wood | Wood | 520 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Spring Coppice | Wood | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Willow Pool | Lake or reservoir | 860 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Black Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| The Dell | Valley | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 4 | 4 |
None of the postcode's 4 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 | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 27% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 12% | 17% |
| Private rented | 46% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 32% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 16% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 9% | 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 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 Berwick Road.