SY12 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY12 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.1%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.9%
Gigabit-capable
71.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.7%
Broadband availability in the SY12 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 379 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.1% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 71.9%.
Around 0.7% of premises in SY12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SY12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY12 0AA | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AD | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AE | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AL | 100% | 85.7% |
| SY12 0AN | 100% | 32% |
| SY12 0AP | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AQ | 100% | 100% |
| SY12 0AR | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Shropshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Shropshire district (159,812 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
0%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SY12
Police recorded 24 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SY12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 15 | 62.5% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 12.5% |
| Burglary | 2 | 8.3% |
| Public order | 2 | 8.3% |
| Shoplifting | 1 | 4.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 4.2% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SY12
Based on 97 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY12 is £264,995, up 10.4% on the previous year (£239,995).
Detached
£334,000
38 sales
Semi-detached
£230,000
41 sales
Terraced
£184,000
9 sales
Flat / maisonette
£126,000
4 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £510,000 | Detached | Kynaston Place | SY12 9BF |
| 8 May 2026 | £185,000 | Semi-detached | Cambria Avenue | SY12 0BG |
| 8 May 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached | Wisteria Way | SY12 9FF |
| 8 May 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | SY12 9LJ | |
| 8 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Grange Road | SY12 9DJ |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | The Briars | SY12 0LL |
| 16 Apr 2026 | £184,000 | Terraced | Kingfisher Walk | SY12 9PY |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £365,000 | Semi-detached | New Cottages | SY12 0QW |
| 7 Apr 2026 | £169,995 | Terraced | Canal Way | SY12 0FE |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | Trimpley Court | SY12 0NY |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Shropshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Shropshire district (323,606 residents, 139,579 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 25.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SY12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakelands Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 590 | SY12 0EA |
| Ellesmere College | Not applicable | 7–19 | 432 | SY12 9AB |
| Ellesmere Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 378 | SY12 9EU |
| Criftins CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 3–11 | 96 | SY12 9LT |
| Welshampton CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 71 | SY12 0PG |
| Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 66 | SY12 0JE |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SY12
57 rated food businesses operate in SY12. 55 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and none are currently rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Asian Spices, Black Lion, Brooklands Dairy, Cafe and Farm Shop 1221, Co-operative Retail Services Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY12
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 SY12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
6%
Band C
30%
Band D
26%
Band E
17%
Band F
15%
Band G
5%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Shropshire
Landlines around SY12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.