SY2 5YL
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Property report — SY2 5YL
Open-data due diligence for SY2 5YL and the area around it.
SY2 5YL in brief: 64 recorded sales (£73,000–£365,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for SY2 5YL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the SY2 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£311,053
Population
14,412
Crimes recorded
39
Schools
6
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in SY2 5, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (40 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | £287,000 | 53 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2025-10-10 | £365,000 | 14 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2024-04-16 | £325,000 | 15 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-11-15 | £230,000 | 39 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2021-11-10 | £325,000 | 22 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-11-05 | £340,000 | 26 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2021-01-29 | £275,000 | 2 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-10-16 | £320,000 | 4 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-09-28 | £277,000 | 32 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-05-18 | £257,000 | 1 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2020-03-20 | £190,000 | 37 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2020-02-14 | £235,000 | 45 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2019-07-15 | £245,000 | 3 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-06-29 | £230,000 | 41 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2018-03-06 | £262,000 | 11 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2018-02-23 | £270,000 | 18 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2017-01-06 | £216,000 | 51 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-12-15 | £135,000 | 33 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2016-12-01 | £240,000 | 11 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2016-11-30 | £210,000 | 49 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-06-03 | £225,000 | 49 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2016-03-08 | £243,000 | 7 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-11-25 | £225,000 | 25 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-07-10 | £272,000 | 24 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2015-02-17 | £222,500 | 51 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-10-24 | £192,000 | 3 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2014-06-23 | £218,000 | 47 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2014-05-15 | £220,000 | 4 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2013-05-02 | £150,000 | 31 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2013-01-04 | £225,000 | 12 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2012-07-27 | £220,000 | 20 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-08-02 | £220,000 | 20 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2010-06-23 | £170,000 | 31 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-04-24 | £180,000 | 51 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2009-04-07 | £200,000 | 47 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-11-28 | £150,000 | 34 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-07-07 | £205,000 | 45 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-06-23 | £235,000 | 41 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-05-08 | £240,450 | 43 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-03-28 | £249,995 | 49 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2008-01-31 | £249,995 | 55 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-12-28 | £244,995 | 53 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-12-17 | £181,995 | 31 OSWELL ROAD | Terraced |
| 2007-11-30 | £159,995 | 33 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-29 | £265,000 | 36 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2007-11-28 | £179,995 | 37 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-23 | £189,995 | 39 OSWELL ROAD | Semi-detached |
| 2007-09-14 | £215,000 | 3 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2006-09-12 | £200,000 | 21 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2005-04-22 | £227,500 | 14 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-08-22 | £190,000 | 11 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-04-10 | £170,000 | 9 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2003-01-10 | £180,000 | 5 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-08-17 | £108,000 | 27 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 2001-05-31 | £116,000 | 17 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-12-04 | £89,000 | 19 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1998-09-04 | £95,000 | 8 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1997-09-04 | £80,000 | 30 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-11-01 | £76,000 | 23 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-09-26 | £80,000 | 29 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-08-09 | £80,000 | 10 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1996-07-24 | £73,000 | 25 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-12-22 | £77,500 | 22 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
| 1995-06-14 | £83,950 | 11 OSWELL ROAD | Detached |
64 recorded sales on SY2 5YL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Martin Wilson School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2023) |
| Wilfred Owen Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Shrewsbury Cathedral Catholic Primary School and Nursery | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mount Pleasant Primary | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Crowmoor Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Inadequate (2023) |
| Belvidere Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.7 mi) · BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT. (0.8 mi) · RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE (1.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: NUFFIELD HEALTH - SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · NUFFIELD HEALTH SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL (2.5 mi) · ROYAL SHREWSBURY HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (2.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: NEW PARK FARMHOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings: Flax Warehouse (Grade I) (0.5 mi) · Shrewsbury Flaxmill Maltings: Malting Kiln (Grade II) (0.5 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: CONWAY PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · MSN & LUNTS PHARMACY (0.7 mi) · WELL (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Shrewsbury (0.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Morrisons (0.7 mi) · Asda (1.1 mi) · Dada Oriental Thai (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 6,486
Owned 65% · Social rent 19% · Private rent 15%
Census 2021 (ONS), for SY2 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in SY2 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 53/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictSY2 | SectorSY2 5 | PostcodeSY2 5YL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £299,097 | £311,053 | £204,842 |
| Population | 24,581 | 14,412 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 70 | 39 | — |
| Schools | 8 | 6 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (SY2 5); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.