SY11 2JR postcode in Oswestry, Shropshire

SY11 2JR is a postcode in Oswestry, in the Oswestry North East 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 100% of homes and businesses at SY11 2JR can get it Across Shropshire: 75% Typical price £205,000 Homes sold in SY11 2, last 12 months. ▼ 4.7% on the year before Nearest station Gobowen 3.8 km in a straight line

Where SY11 2JR is, and what is near it

Map of SY11 2JR and what is near it Map of SY11 2JR: its centre point, with the 316 other postcodes in the SY11 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 15 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. SY11 2DA: also in SY11 2SY11 2DB: also in SY11 2SY11 2DD: also in SY11 2SY11 2DE: also in SY11 2SY11 2DF: also in SY11 2SY11 2DG: also in SY11 2SY11 2DH: also in SY11 2SY11 2DJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2DL: also in SY11 2SY11 2DN: also in SY11 2SY11 2DQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2DW: also in SY11 2SY11 2EF: also in SY11 2SY11 2EH: also in SY11 2SY11 2FE: also in SY11 2SY11 2GD: also in SY11 2SY11 2JG: also in SY11 2SY11 2JL: also in SY11 2SY11 2JN: also in SY11 2SY11 2JP: also in SY11 2SY11 2JQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2JS: also in SY11 2SY11 2JT: also in SY11 2SY11 2JU: also in SY11 2SY11 2JW: also in SY11 2SY11 2JX: also in SY11 2SY11 2JY: also in SY11 2SY11 2JZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2LA: also in SY11 2SY11 2LB: also in SY11 2SY11 2LD: also in SY11 2SY11 2LE: also in SY11 2SY11 2LF: also in SY11 2SY11 2LZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2NF: also in SY11 2SY11 2NG: also in SY11 2SY11 2NL: also in SY11 2SY11 2NN: also in SY11 2SY11 2NR: also in SY11 2SY11 2NU: also in SY11 2SY11 2PA: also in SY11 2SY11 2PD: also in SY11 2SY11 2PH: also in SY11 2SY11 2PJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2PP: also in SY11 2SY11 2PR: also in SY11 2SY11 2PS: also in SY11 2SY11 2PT: also in SY11 2SY11 2QW: also in SY11 2SY11 2SH: also in SY11 2SY11 2SP: also in SY11 2SY11 2SR: also in SY11 2SY11 2SU: also in SY11 2SY11 2SX: also in SY11 2SY11 2YH: also in SY11 2SY11 2YJ: also in SY11 2 GP 300 mOswestry SY11 2JR Map of SY11 2JR and what is near it Map of SY11 2JR: its centre point, with the 316 other postcodes in the SY11 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 15 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 700 mOswestry South SY11 2JR
  • SY11 2JR
  • Other postcodes in SY11 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 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 52.8602, longitude -3.0486)

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 2JR?

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 2JR?

Every home and business at SY11 2JR can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SY11 2JR 100% Shropshire 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SY11 2JR 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 2JR?

BinDayBuddy does not read Shropshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Shropshire Council's bin days

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 2JR 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 2JR.

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 2JR: 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 2JR 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 2JR?

Homes in SY11 2 sold for a typical £205,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 120 sales, down 4.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£205,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£215,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 4.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £290,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 59 sales
  • Terraced £173,750 24 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,000 6 sales

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 2JR

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in SY11 2JR from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 May 2026. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 2JR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around SY11 2JR. Over half of them (59%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (48%). 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 2JR

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 £3,090 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,966.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (15%)£1,685
Band Babout 350 (59%)£1,966
Band Cabout 120 (20%)£2,247
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,528
Band Eabout 10 (2%)£3,090
Band Fwithheld£3,652
Band Gfewer than 5£4,214
Band Hwithheld£5,056

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 9% 1945 to 1964
  5. 48% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 11% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: 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 2JR is in (ONS area E01028902), 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 2JR?

The nearest open schools to SY11 2JR, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY11 2JR is Gobowen Rail Station, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Gobowen Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Chirk Rail Station Railway station 8.2 kmDrive

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

15 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Sainsbury's Layby, 221 m away.

More stations near SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

2 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SY11 2JR, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Instavolt Oswestry Central Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 125 kW 400 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 450 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.2 kmWalk

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 2JR?

The nearest to the centre of SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

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 2JR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SY11 2JR, 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 2JR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY11 2JR 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 2JR in a conservation area?

The centre of SY11 2JR 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 2JR?

Police.uk records 128 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY11 2JR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences56 reports
Anti-social behaviour33 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Burglary5 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Other theft5 reports

Also: public order 4, criminal damage and arson 4, 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 2JR

Ward
Oswestry North East
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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Nearby postcodes

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

SY11 2JS30 mSY11 2JP40 mSY11 2JU50 mSY11 2JW80 mSY11 2JG130 mSY11 2YJ130 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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