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SY1 1HQ · Shropshire · West Midlands

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for SY1 1HQ.

Wed · 9 Sep
16°high
Partly cloudy10° low
Thu18°9° lowCloudy10 Sep
Fri19°13° lowPartly cloudy11 Sep
Sat18°10° lowCloudy12 Sep
Sun18°15° lowCloudy13 Sep
Mon20°9° lowPartly cloudy14 Sep
Tue18°16° lowFair15 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+4.9%Shropshire · Jun 2026⌂Recent planning164 stored applicationsStored results; complete coverage is not confirmed↔Nearest train stationShrewsbury0.4 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,319Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Shropshire

SY1 1HQ is in the Shropshire local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Shrewsbury, about 0.4 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£227,460SY1 postcode district

10 Sep 2025 – 15 Jul 2026

284 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£284,036Shropshire

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+4.9%Shropshire

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £227,460 Use area average: £284,036
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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⌂35-37 Castle Foregate Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 2EHChange of use of ground floor retail unit (A1) to 2 bed room apartment (C3)Awaiting decision›⌂2 Pride Hill Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1DB1No fascia sign, 1No projecting sign, 1No glazing signWithdrawn5 Aug 2026›⌂14 Belle Vue Gardens Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 7JGCrown reduce by 2m 1no Bean Tree within Belle Vue Conservation AreaAwaiting decision›⌂1 Quarry Place Shrewsbury Shropshire SY1 1JNReduce and shape by 20% 1no. Holly (T1) within Shrewsbury Conservation AreaAwaiting decision›
PLANNING WATCH

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NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Shropshire.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

Got something to sell?

Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Shrewsbury High SchoolOther independent school · Ages 4–200.2 mi
  2. St Winefride's RC Independent SchoolOther independent school · Ages 3–110.2 mi
  3. Shrewsbury College16 plus · Ages 16–990.2 mi
  4. Shrewsbury SchoolOther independent school · Ages 12–180.4 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,319 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding SY1 1HQ—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 4.6%16–64 · 72.8%65+ · 22.6%
What area does this cover?

Shropshire 019G (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime270

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 111Shoplifting · 30Anti-social behaviour · 27
Employment3.7%

Unemployment estimate for Shropshire · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for Shrewsbury.

Local councilShropshireLocal authority for SY1 1HQ
Latest general election · 2024Labour44.5% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Labour44.5% of votes67.3% turnout
2019Conservative49.4% of votes68.6% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadA51.7 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

About 43.4 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP/YOI Stoke Heath14.8 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Stiperstones Landscape6.5 mi
  2. Colemere13.0 mi
  3. Wem Moss13.3 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Offa's Dyke Path13.1 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around SY1 1HQ.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around SY1 1HQ
EE
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
Three
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LikelyOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 9 Sep 2026, 04:02
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 15 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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