SY11 2LQ postcode in Oswestry, Shropshire

SY11 2LQ 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 December 2001.

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 80% of homes and businesses at SY11 2LQ 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 3.2 km in a straight line

Where SY11 2LQ is, and what is near it

Map of SY11 2LQ and what is near it Map of SY11 2LQ: its centre point, with the 316 other postcodes in the SY11 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 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 2DP: also in SY11 2SY11 2DQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2DR: also in SY11 2SY11 2DS: also in SY11 2SY11 2DT: also in SY11 2SY11 2DU: also in SY11 2SY11 2DW: also in SY11 2SY11 2DX: also in SY11 2SY11 2DY: also in SY11 2SY11 2DZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2EA: also in SY11 2SY11 2EB: also in SY11 2SY11 2ED: also in SY11 2SY11 2EE: also in SY11 2SY11 2EF: also in SY11 2SY11 2EH: also in SY11 2SY11 2EJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2ER: also in SY11 2SY11 2EX: also in SY11 2SY11 2FE: also in SY11 2SY11 2GD: also in SY11 2SY11 2JG: also in SY11 2SY11 2JJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2JN: also in SY11 2SY11 2JP: also in SY11 2SY11 2JQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2JR: 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 2LG: also in SY11 2SY11 2LH: also in SY11 2SY11 2LJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2LL: also in SY11 2SY11 2LN: also in SY11 2SY11 2LP: also in SY11 2SY11 2LR: also in SY11 2SY11 2LS: also in SY11 2SY11 2LT: also in SY11 2SY11 2LU: also in SY11 2SY11 2LW: also in SY11 2SY11 2LX: also in SY11 2SY11 2LY: also in SY11 2SY11 2LZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2NA: also in SY11 2SY11 2NB: also in SY11 2SY11 2NU: also in SY11 2SY11 2NW: also in SY11 2SY11 2PE: also in SY11 2SY11 2PF: also in SY11 2SY11 2PG: also in SY11 2SY11 2PH: also in SY11 2SY11 2PJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2PN: also in SY11 2SY11 2PP: also in SY11 2SY11 2PR: also in SY11 2SY11 2PS: also in SY11 2SY11 2PT: also in SY11 2SY11 2QJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2QN: also in SY11 2SY11 2QW: also in SY11 2SY11 2RB: also in SY11 2SY11 2RE: also in SY11 2SY11 2RF: also in SY11 2SY11 2SG: also in SY11 2SY11 2SH: also in SY11 2SY11 2SN: also in SY11 2SY11 2SQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2SW: also in SY11 2SY11 2TX: also in SY11 2SY11 2UA: also in SY11 2SY11 2UB: also in SY11 2SY11 2UD: also in SY11 2SY11 2UF: also in SY11 2SY11 2UG: also in SY11 2SY11 2UH: also in SY11 2SY11 2UJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2UL: also in SY11 2SY11 2UN: also in SY11 2SY11 2UP: also in SY11 2SY11 2UQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2UW: also in SY11 2SY11 2UX: also in SY11 2SY11 2UY: also in SY11 2SY11 2UZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2WA: also in SY11 2SY11 2XA: also in SY11 2SY11 2XD: also in SY11 2SY11 2XE: also in SY11 2SY11 2XF: also in SY11 2SY11 2XG: also in SY11 2SY11 2XH: also in SY11 2SY11 2XJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2XL: also in SY11 2SY11 2XN: also in SY11 2SY11 2XP: also in SY11 2SY11 2XQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2XR: also in SY11 2SY11 2XS: also in SY11 2SY11 2XT: also in SY11 2SY11 2XU: also in SY11 2SY11 2XW: also in SY11 2SY11 2XX: also in SY11 2SY11 2XY: also in SY11 2SY11 2XZ: also in SY11 2SY11 2YA: also in SY11 2SY11 2YB: also in SY11 2SY11 2YD: also in SY11 2SY11 2YE: also in SY11 2SY11 2YF: also in SY11 2SY11 2YG: also in SY11 2SY11 2YH: also in SY11 2SY11 2YJ: also in SY11 2SY11 2YL: also in SY11 2SY11 2YN: also in SY11 2SY11 2YP: also in SY11 2SY11 2YQ: also in SY11 2SY11 2YR: also in SY11 2SY11 2YS: also in SY11 2SY11 2YT: also in SY11 2SY11 2YU: also in SY11 2SY11 2YW: also in SY11 2 2 places, 1.2–2.1 kmOswestry School 2.0 kmGobowen station 3.2 kmOswestry SY11 2LQ Map of SY11 2LQ and what is near it Map of SY11 2LQ: its centre point, with the 316 other postcodes in the SY11 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 15 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Gobowen station 3.2 kmOswestry South SY11 2LQ
  • SY11 2LQ
  • Other postcodes in SY11 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 15 bus stops
  • 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 52.8645, longitude -3.0364)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY11 2LQ?

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 2LQ?

Every home and business at SY11 2LQ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 80% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SY11 2LQ 80% Shropshire 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SY11 2LQ 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 2LQ?

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 2LQ 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 2LQ.

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 2LQ: 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 2LQ 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 2LQ?

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 2LQ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY11 2LQ 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

Food hygiene ratings at SY11 2LQ

The Food Standards Agency lists 4 food businesses at SY11 2LQ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SY11 2LQ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,080 homes in the neighbourhood around SY11 2LQ. The largest share of them, 29%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (74%). 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 2LQ

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 A, the most common, is £1,685.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (29%)£1,685
Band Babout 310 (29%)£1,966
Band Cabout 300 (28%)£2,247
Band Dabout 130 (12%)£2,528
Band Eabout 30 (3%)£3,090
Band Fwithheld£3,652
Band Gfewer than 5£4,214
Band Hfewer than 5£5,056

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 3% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 74% 1983 to 1999
  7. 13% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019, 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 2LQ is in (ONS area E01033528), 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 2LQ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY11 2LQ is Gobowen Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Gobowen Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Chirk Rail Station Railway station 7.9 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 Ascot Road, 76 m away.

More stations near SY11 2LQ, 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 2LQ?

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

0 within 1 km 4 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.3 kmCycle
  • Instavolt Oswestry Central Car Park Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 125 kW 1.3 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 1.6 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 2LQ?

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

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 2LQ?

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

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

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

The centre of SY11 2LQ 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 2LQ?

Police.uk records 114 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY11 2LQ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences49 reports
Anti-social behaviour29 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Public order5 reports
Other theft5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, burglary 3, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 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 2LQ

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
December 2001

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

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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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