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Thinking of living at SY2 6JF? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mereside Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 650 m | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Giles CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| Coleham Primary School | Primary | 2.3 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Belvidere School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Meole Brace School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Priory School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shrewsbury Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 33.2 · 2.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Prestfelde School | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| St Winefride's RC Independent School | Independent | 2.8 km | – |
| Shrewsbury High School | Independent | 2.9 km | 33.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SY2 6JF, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Salop Unison Club | 2.0 km | 17 |
| Bowls | Meole Brace Crown Green Bowls Club | 2.4 km | 14 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Shrewsbury) | 1.7 km | 5 |
| Cricket | Shrewsbury Cricket Club | 750 m | 4 |
| Football | New Meadow | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Meole Brace Bmx Track | 2.5 km | 4 |
| Bmx | BMX track | 300 m | 3 |
| Golf | Meole Brace Golf Course | 1.7 km | 3 |
| Yoga | Jenna Blair Yoga | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Pugh Boathouse | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Fitness | The Studio | 3.4 km | 3 |
| Croquet | Monkmoor Recreation Ground | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Squash | Shrewsbury School | 3.1 km | 2 |
| Skateboard | Bayston Hill skatepark | 4.3 km | 2 |
| Disc golf | Mereside | 310 m | 1 |
| Athletics | London Road Sports Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 22. 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 Shrewsbury, a drive away (3.1 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Bus Layby, 200 m away, with a bus about every 29 minutes on weekdays (routes 436, 437, 437CH, 437CD); 9 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Mereside Church of England Primary Academy, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 67% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Belvidere School, 2.4 km away; Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Co-Op Food, 250 m away; Thieves Lane Service Station (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marden Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, My Man Cave Barbers is 750 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 5.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Starbucks is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and The Charles Darwin the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 170 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 40% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 193 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Abbey Foregate Pocket Park, 2.5 km away; for exercise, Bannatyne Health Club (1.8 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 71 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
2 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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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.