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SY1

Outer Postcode Area • 1,611 Postcodes
Shropshire·West Midlands·England
Shropshire 52.7197°N, 2.7435°W
30
30/100Overall Score
Developing Livability
GIS Studio
Boundary Map

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Commercial & Retail Operator Lens Official open data

Commercial location facts for SY1

Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.

Deprivation decile
—

English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived

Food businesses (1 km)
49

Food Standards Agency register

Daytime road noise
—

Not on the Defra noise map

Planning constraints
Conservation area

Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council

Local facts for businesses

Official figures for SY1. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.

Food and drink businesses within 1 km

  • Restaurants and cafés7
  • Takeaways15
  • Pubs and bars11
  • Food shops and supermarkets8

Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.

Planning constraints

planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England

High constraint level
Article 4 direction
Not published
Conservation area
Inside an area
Shrewsbury
Official record
Listed buildings within 100m
8
Nearest: Grade I Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings: Spinning Mill, 17m
Official record
Tree preservation zone
Not published

Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.

  • Shropshire has not published Article 4 direction areas to planning.data.gov.uk, so they could not be checked.
  • Inside the Shrewsbury conservation area: stricter controls on external changes, demolition and tree works.
  • 8 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade I Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings: Spinning Mill, 17m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.

Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.

Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths

Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)

Data Unavailable Tranquillity Unrated
Road Traffic Noise (Day)
Unmeasured
Night: Unmeasured
Railway Noise (Lden)
Unmeasured
Outside mapped rail corridor
Nearest licensed airport
Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport
39.7 km in a straight line (EGBO)
Flight Path Impact
Unavailable
CAA corridors unmeasured
Data Limitation: Official Defra noise mapping data has not been ingested for this location.

Data quality: Aggregated across 1,611 constituent postcodes

1611 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 7 Oct 2026, 23:30.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in SY1.

Is SY1 a good place to live?

SY1 in Shropshire scores 30/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.

What is the crime rate in SY1?

The SY1 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Shropshire, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.

What schools are near SY1?

The SY1 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.

How well connected is SY1?

The SY1 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.

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