SY11 1SZ postcode in Oswestry, Shropshire

SY11 1SZ is a postcode in Oswestry, in the Oswestry South ward of Shropshire. It is in the North Shropshire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at SY11 1SZ can get it Across Shropshire: 75% Typical price £212,500 Homes sold in SY11 1, last 12 months. ▲ 9% on the year before Nearest station Gobowen 4.5 km in a straight line

Where SY11 1SZ is, and what is near it

Map of SY11 1SZ and what is near it Map of SY11 1SZ: its centre point, with the 246 other postcodes in the SY11 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SY11 1AA: also in SY11 1SY11 1AD: also in SY11 1SY11 1AF: also in SY11 1SY11 1AG: also in SY11 1SY11 1AJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1AL: also in SY11 1SY11 1AN: also in SY11 1SY11 1AP: also in SY11 1SY11 1AQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1AR: also in SY11 1SY11 1AS: also in SY11 1SY11 1AT: also in SY11 1SY11 1AU: also in SY11 1SY11 1AW: also in SY11 1SY11 1AX: also in SY11 1SY11 1AY: also in SY11 1SY11 1AZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1BA: also in SY11 1SY11 1BB: also in SY11 1SY11 1BD: also in SY11 1SY11 1BE: also in SY11 1SY11 1BF: also in SY11 1SY11 1BG: also in SY11 1SY11 1BH: also in SY11 1SY11 1BJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1BQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1BZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1DA: also in SY11 1SY11 1DB: also in SY11 1SY11 1DD: also in SY11 1SY11 1DE: also in SY11 1SY11 1DF: also in SY11 1SY11 1DG: also in SY11 1SY11 1DH: also in SY11 1SY11 1DL: also in SY11 1SY11 1DQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1DX: also in SY11 1SY11 1DY: also in SY11 1SY11 1DZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1EB: also in SY11 1SY11 1ES: also in SY11 1SY11 1FA: also in SY11 1SY11 1FB: also in SY11 1SY11 1FD: also in SY11 1SY11 1GA: also in SY11 1SY11 1GD: also in SY11 1SY11 1HJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1HL: also in SY11 1SY11 1HN: also in SY11 1SY11 1HP: also in SY11 1SY11 1HQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1HR: also in SY11 1SY11 1HS: also in SY11 1SY11 1HW: also in SY11 1SY11 1JL: also in SY11 1SY11 1JN: also in SY11 1SY11 1JR: also in SY11 1SY11 1JS: also in SY11 1SY11 1JU: also in SY11 1SY11 1JY: also in SY11 1SY11 1JZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1LA: also in SY11 1SY11 1LB: also in SY11 1SY11 1LD: also in SY11 1SY11 1LE: also in SY11 1SY11 1LF: also in SY11 1SY11 1LH: also in SY11 1SY11 1LJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1LL: also in SY11 1SY11 1LN: also in SY11 1SY11 1LP: also in SY11 1SY11 1LQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1LR: also in SY11 1SY11 1LS: also in SY11 1SY11 1LT: also in SY11 1SY11 1LU: also in SY11 1SY11 1LW: also in SY11 1SY11 1LX: also in SY11 1SY11 1LY: also in SY11 1SY11 1NB: also in SY11 1SY11 1ND: also in SY11 1SY11 1NE: also in SY11 1SY11 1NF: also in SY11 1SY11 1NG: also in SY11 1SY11 1NH: also in SY11 1SY11 1NQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1PA: also in SY11 1SY11 1PB: also in SY11 1SY11 1PH: also in SY11 1SY11 1PJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1PN: also in SY11 1SY11 1PR: also in SY11 1SY11 1PS: also in SY11 1SY11 1PU: also in SY11 1SY11 1PX: also in SY11 1SY11 1PY: also in SY11 1SY11 1PZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1QA: also in SY11 1SY11 1QB: also in SY11 1SY11 1QD: also in SY11 1SY11 1QE: also in SY11 1SY11 1QG: also in SY11 1SY11 1QJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1QL: also in SY11 1SY11 1QN: also in SY11 1SY11 1QP: also in SY11 1SY11 1QR: also in SY11 1SY11 1QU: also in SY11 1SY11 1QW: also in SY11 1SY11 1QX: also in SY11 1SY11 1QY: also in SY11 1SY11 1QZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1RA: also in SY11 1SY11 1RB: also in SY11 1SY11 1RD: also in SY11 1SY11 1RE: also in SY11 1SY11 1RJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1RN: also in SY11 1SY11 1RP: also in SY11 1SY11 1RQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1RR: also in SY11 1SY11 1RS: also in SY11 1SY11 1RT: also in SY11 1SY11 1RU: also in SY11 1SY11 1RW: also in SY11 1SY11 1RX: also in SY11 1SY11 1RY: also in SY11 1SY11 1RZ: also in SY11 1SY11 1SA: also in SY11 1SY11 1SB: also in SY11 1SY11 1SD: also in SY11 1SY11 1SE: also in SY11 1SY11 1SF: also in SY11 1SY11 1SG: also in SY11 1SY11 1SH: also in SY11 1SY11 1SJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1SL: also in SY11 1SY11 1SN: also in SY11 1SY11 1SP: also in SY11 1SY11 1SQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1SR: also in SY11 1SY11 1ST: also in SY11 1SY11 1SU: also in SY11 1SY11 1SW: also in SY11 1SY11 1SX: also in SY11 1SY11 1SY: also in SY11 1SY11 1TA: also in SY11 1SY11 1TB: also in SY11 1SY11 1TD: also in SY11 1SY11 1TE: also in SY11 1SY11 1TF: also in SY11 1SY11 1TG: also in SY11 1SY11 1TJ: also in SY11 1SY11 1TL: also in SY11 1SY11 1TN: also in SY11 1SY11 1TP: also in SY11 1SY11 1TQ: also in SY11 1SY11 1TR: also in SY11 1SY11 1TS: also in SY11 1SY11 1TT: also in SY11 1SY11 1TU: also in SY11 1SY11 1TW: also in SY11 1SY11 1UT: also in SY11 1SY11 1UX: also in SY11 1 Gobowen station 4.5 kmOswestry SY11 1SZ Map of SY11 1SZ and what is near it Map of SY11 1SZ: its centre point, with the 246 other postcodes in the SY11 1 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Gobowen station 4.5 kmOswestry North SY11 1SZ
  • SY11 1SZ
  • Other postcodes in SY11 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.8577, longitude -3.0683)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY11 1SZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SY11 1SZ?

Every home and business at SY11 1SZ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SY11 1SZ 0% Shropshire 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SY11 1SZ 100% Shropshire 92%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SY11 1SZ?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for SY11 1SZ.

Check the bin days for SY11 1SZ on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SY11 1SZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SY11 1SZ.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Shropshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SY11 1SZ: 4,158 properties in Shropshire are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Shropshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SY11 1SZ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SY11 1SZ?

Homes in SY11 1 sold for a typical £212,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 76 sales, up 9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£212,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£195,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £299,625 26 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 13 sales
  • Terraced £160,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SY11 district: a typical £225,000 from 336 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SY11 1SZ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY11 1SZ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SY11 1SZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SY11 1SZ. The largest share of them, 30%, are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SY11 1SZ

Band D in Shropshire for 2026‑27: £2,528. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,685 (band A) to £4,214 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,685.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 220 (30%)£1,685
Band Babout 200 (27%)£1,966
Band Cabout 110 (15%)£2,247
Band Dabout 120 (16%)£2,528
Band Eabout 30 (4%)£3,090
Band Fabout 40 (5%)£3,652
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,214
Band Hfewer than 5£5,056

When the homes were built

  1. 39% Before 1900
  2. 10% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 18% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 8% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Shropshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY11 1SZ is in (ONS area E01028917), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest open schools to SY11 1SZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SY11 1SZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SY11 1SZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY11 1SZ is Gobowen Rail Station, 4.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Gobowen Rail Station Railway station 4.5 kmCycle
  • Chirk Rail Station Railway station 8.4 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest High Fawr Ave, 198 m away.

More stations near SY11 1SZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY11 1SZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SY11 1SZ?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SY11 1SZ, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Oswestry Central Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 125 kW 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest to the centre of SY11 1SZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SY11 1SZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SY11 1SZ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SY11 1SZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SY11 1SZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY11 1SZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SY11 1SZ in a conservation area?

The centre of SY11 1SZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SY11 1SZ?

Police.uk records 88 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY11 1SZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences37 reports
Anti-social behaviour20 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Burglary4 reports
Other theft4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports

Also: public order 2, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SY11 1SZ

Ward
Oswestry South
Parish
Oswestry
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Oswestry
Rural or urban
Urban, further from a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SY11 1TA50 mSY11 1TS70 mSY11 1TU110 mSY11 1SB120 mSY11 1TT120 mSY11 1SF150 m
All of SY11

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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