Area guide

Living in SY12, Shropshire

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around SY12 in Shropshire. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 17 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Shropshire: £275,232, down 1.3% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider West Midlands average is £236,098.

Check sold prices for a specific address in SY12 →
See where SY12 ranks across West Midlands →

Council tax at Band D in Shropshire: £2,528 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare SY12 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for SY12 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around SY12

115 recorded home sales on the streets around central SY12 in the last 2 years, with a median of £195,000 and a range from £86,000 to £569,950. Mostly semi-detached houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
24 Jebb Court Dairy Grove, SY12 0GA Flat or maisonette £172,500 3 Aug 2026
34 Watergate Street, SY12 0EU Semi-detached £115,000 31 Jul 2026
29 Tetchill Brook Road, SY12 0FA Detached £299,995 15 Jul 2026
72 Tetchill Brook Road, SY12 0FJ Terraced £209,995 2 Jul 2026
29 Jebb Court Dairy Grove, SY12 0GA Flat or maisonette £112,500 26 Jun 2026
73 Scotland Street, SY12 0DH Terraced £115,000 19 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

3 schools within 3 miles , of which 0% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Lakelands Academy Secondary Report card 0.3 mi away no figure
Ellesmere Primary School Primary Not rated 0.5 mi away no figure
Ellesmere College Secondary Not rated 0.6 mi away no figure

1 state primary and 1 state secondary schools within range, plus 1 fee-paying school.

See the full school breakdown for SY12 →

Private schools

1 fee-paying school within 3 miles: Ellesmere College.

All 1 fee-paying schools near SY12, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations14.1%
Skilled trades13.9%
Caring, leisure and other service13.6%
Professional occupations12.9%
Associate professional and technical10.3%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How SY12 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: degree-level adults, up 11.0 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of SY12 (E01028867, 1,756 residents in 2021, up 35.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: degree-level adults, up 11.0 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 56.5% 65.2% +8.7 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 12.4% 13.8% +1.4 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 26.6% 20.3% -6.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 15.4% 19.0% +3.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 25.2% 22.0% -3.2 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.0% 24.0% +11.0 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 5.4% 5.9% +0.5 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 73.0% 79.7% +6.7 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 99.1% 98.8% -0.3 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

27 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central SY12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (moderately deprived ), based on Shropshire's figures.

Getting around & nearby essentials

1 pharmacy, 15 restaurants and cafés, 6 pubs within a mile of central SY12.

Buses from the centre of SY12

Best-served stop: Watergate Street, with 1.0 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of SY12 is Watergate Street: 1.0 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 0.0 in the evening and 0.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 08:38, last 18:33. Routes there: 53, 508, 205. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

1 GP practice within 3.0 km of the centre of SY12. The nearest, Churchmere Medical Group, has 21,436 registered patients and 1,856 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Churchmere Medical Group0.3 mi21,4361,856

Nearest A&E: The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, where 44.6% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Shropshire pays £2,528 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 9.0% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Shropshire, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Shropshire, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£1,926+4.1%
2022-23£2,000+3.8%
2023-24£2,101+5.0%
2024-25£2,204+4.9%
2025-26£2,319+5.2%
2026-27£2,528+9.0%

Exceptional Financial Support. Shropshire was agreed support by government for 2026-27 (£121.0m), 2025-26 (£26.9m). Support is permission to borrow, or to spend capital receipts, on day-to-day services because the council could not otherwise set a balanced budget. Councils in this position tend to cut services and raise council tax by the most the rules allow.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about SY12

What is the average house price in SY12?

The average sold price in Shropshire is £275,232 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in SY12?

Prices in Shropshire are down 1.3% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in SY12?

The median of 115 recorded sales around central SY12 in the last 2 years is £195,000, ranging from £86,000 to £569,950 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in SY12?

3 schools sit within 3 miles of central SY12, and 0% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in SY12?

27 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SY12 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is SY12 at risk of flooding?

Central SY12 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is SY12 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 0% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £195,000; the area sits in decile 5 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 27 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is SY12 safe?

27 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central SY12 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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