Postcode SY2 5WU is located in an urban city, within the Abbey area of Shropshire in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Shrewsbury London Road area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 43.8 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 55% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. The average income per household in Shrewsbury London Road is £51,153 per year. The median sale price in Abbey is £292,500 (around £312 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £212,500 and £342,500. The nearest station is Shrewsbury, about 1.5 miles away. There are 5 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area.
Shrewsbury London Road has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 26,932 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 18% least deprived areas in England.
Shrewsbury London Road has a low crime rate, with approximately 43.8 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 1.3% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 8.7% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Shrewsbury London Road is £51,153 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near SY2 5WU.
Shrewsbury London Road near SY2 5WU has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Shrewsbury located about 1.5 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 84 recent sales, the median property price is £292,500 (about £312 per square foot) in Abbey area, with individual transactions ranging from £96,000 up to £695,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 24 | £340,000 | £330 |
| Semi-Detached | 28 | £305,000 | £316 |
| Terraced | 11 | £268,000 | £331 |
| Flats | 21 | £170,000 | £274 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £334,975 | £220,000 | £245,000 | £252,500 |
| 2017 | £255,000 | £170,000 | £242,500 | £244,000 |
| 2018 | £285,000 | £175,000 | £260,000 | £238,000 |
| 2019 | £300,000 | £204,950 | £242,500 | £247,500 |
| 2020 | £300,000 | £177,500 | £241,500 | £225,000 |
| 2021 | £341,000 | £165,000 | £262,000 | £243,500 |
| 2022 | £374,950 | £162,500 | £284,950 | £250,750 |
| 2023 | £362,975 | £155,000 | £266,000 | £279,950 |
| 2024 | £374,950 | £162,500 | £299,950 | £303,000 |
| 2025 | £337,500 | £165,000 | £307,250 | £325,000 |
| 2026 | £420,000 | £175,000 | £330,000 | £284,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £235 | £363 | £226 | £214 |
| 2017 | £244 | £322 | £233 | £209 |
| 2018 | £255 | £250 | £236 | £213 |
| 2019 | £253 | £326 | £238 | £235 |
| 2020 | £267 | £258 | £267 | £263 |
| 2021 | £288 | £268 | £287 | £282 |
| 2022 | £297 | £265 | £299 | £291 |
| 2023 | £307 | £264 | £308 | £306 |
| 2024 | £311 | £266 | £316 | £307 |
| 2025 | £332 | £282 | £320 | £324 |
| 2026 | £326 | £258 | £287 | £335 |
There were 30 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near SY2 5WU.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 Jun 2026 | 20, Holder Grove, Shrewsbury, SY2 5WU | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £285,000 | |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 142, Holland Drive, Shrewsbury, SY2 5US | Detached | Freehold | £340,000 | |
| 17 Jun 2026 | 3, Valentine Drive, Shrewsbury, SY2 5WY | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £279,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2025 | 7, Valentine Drive, Shrewsbury, SY2 5WY | Detached | Freehold | £350,000 | |
| 27 Nov 2025 | 265, Holland Drive, Shrewsbury, SY2 5TU | Detached | Freehold | £490,000 |
In the SY2 5WU postcode area, located within Shrewsbury London Road, there are 5 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Shropshire district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for SY2 5WU, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Jamie Daniels
Abbey - Elected 1 May 2025
Julia Buckley
Shrewsbury - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around SY2 5WU records about 44 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across West Midlands as a whole the rate is about 97 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around SY2 5WU in Abbey is £292,500 (about £312 per square foot) based on 84 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 7 schools close to SY2 5WU, including Prestfelde School, Mereside Church of England Primary Academy and St Giles CofE Primary School (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
SY2 5WU scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 26,932 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Shrewsbury covering SY2 5WU is Julia Buckley (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Jamie Daniels (Liberal Democrats).