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Thinking of living at SY13 2ER? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prees CofE Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 65% met the expected standard |
| Lower Heath CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Tilstock CofE Primary and Nursery | Primary | 4.7 km | 40% met the expected standard |
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 5.8 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| The Thomas Adams School | Secondary | 6.3 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Acorn Wood | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
Every primary near SY13 2ER, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Prees Bowling Club | 900 m | 3 |
| Cricket | Coton Hall Cricket Club | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Skydiving | Skydive Tilstock Freefall Club | 3.5 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hawkstone Park Golf Club (Hawkstone Park Hotel) | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Tilstock Bowling And Tennis Club | 4.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Prees, a short drive or bike ride (2.1 km), with 9k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Furniture Centre, 450 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 511, 512).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 95 minutes away by public transport (33 by car).
This is car country: only 6% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Prees CofE Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 65% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Thomas Adams School, 6.3 km away; Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 12 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is The Grocott Medical Centre (650 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (5.9 km).
For a haircut, Contrasts is 400 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Leighton Hospital, 22 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 50% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 71% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 11 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
The Old Piggery Cafe @ Brookdale is the closest café or restaurant (1.6 km), and The Horseshoes Inn the nearest pub (4.6 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 171 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 64% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 265 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Hawkstone Park Follies, 4.5 km away; for exercise, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre (6.1 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.7 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 48 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 51 km.
8 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 27% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.