SY5 8LR maps, stats, and open data
SY5 8LR lies on Post Office Lane in Hanwood, Shrewsbury. SY5 8LR is located in the Longden electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Shropshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SY5 8LR maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SY5 8LR geodata
| Easting | 344573 |
| Northing | 309795 |
| Latitude | 52.683015 |
| Longitude | -2.821334 |
Where is SY5 8LR?
| Street | Post Office Lane |
| Locality | Hanwood |
| Town/City | Shrewsbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SY5 |
SY5 8LR Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SY5 8LR as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70m | 230ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Longden |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Shrewsbury And Atcham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SY5 8LR
2021 28 SEP £322,000 |
2021 30 JUN £650,000 |
2014 6 JAN £220,000 |
2010 21 MAY £180,000 |
2009 16 FEB £160,000 |
2005 18 FEB £135,000 |
2003 22 MAY £100,000 |
1997 5 SEP £72,500 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SY5 8LR
| Poplars Avenue Jct (A488) | Hanwood | 13m |
| Poplars Avenue Jct (A488) | Hanwood | 33m |
| Vine Close Jct (A488) | Hanwood | 203m |
| Vine Close Jct (A488) | Hanwood | 243m |
| Cock Inn (A488) | Hanwood | 396m |
Nearest railway stations to SY5 8LR
| Shrewsbury Station | 5.8km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SY5 8LR (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SY5 8LR (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 39.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 47.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 70.16Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.9Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 10.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.86Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SY5 8LR (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SY5 8LR gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SY5 8LR by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 30,106 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 6 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 5,018 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,029 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SY5 8LR, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SY5 8LR.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
56.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than SY5 8LR:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SY5 8LR (metres)
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Nearest post box to SY5 8LR
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hook-a-gate | 16:00 | 11:15 | 2,037m |
| Annscroft | 16:00 | 11:15 | 2,059m |
| Nobold | 16:00 | 11:15 | 2,788m |
SY5 8LR ITL and SY5 8LR LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SY5 8LR:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG22 | Shropshire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000051 | Shropshire |
SY5 8LR census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SY5 8LR:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00147444 | |
| LSOA | E01028955 | Shropshire 026B |
| MSOA | E02006039 | Shropshire 026 |
Nearest postcodes to SY5 8LR
| SY5 8RD | Poplars Avenue | 60m |
| SY5 8LP | 102m | |
| SY5 8RE | Oak Road | 131m |
| SY5 8RG | Birch Drive | 152m |
| SY5 8RF | Willow Drive | 158m |
| SY5 8LY | Main Road | 169m |
| SY5 8LL | Rectory Gardens | 295m |
| SY5 8LX | Bridge Lane | 353m |
| SY5 8RA | Beech Close | 383m |
| SY5 8NG | Woodlands Avenue | 425m |
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