Is SY13 4JP a Good Area? Schools, Crime & Local Insights

SY13 4JP is a postcode in Whitchurch South, Shropshire, West Midlands, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near SY13 4JP, then scores the surrounding small area 46/100 - bottom 34% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around SY13 4JP are housing and jobs, while local prosperity is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for SY13 4JP is based on Shropshire 001 Census 2021. It covers 10,148 residents, 426 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 47, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 65% owner-occupied, 20% privately rented, 15% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near SY13 4JP, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the SY13 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £275k from 17 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near SY13 4JP by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around SY13 4JP is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 3 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.