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SY5 vs TF8

Overall measures differ. Gaps below are by category, not a ranking of the places.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

SY5

Shropshire, West Midlands

84% used

The above measure is driven mainly by air quality and flood risk. Public transport further away.

How this 61 was calculated

  • Schools

    50/100·24% of the measure

    50% of 2 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

    A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

    Get Information About Schools, including Ofsted judgements, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Transport

    32/100·20% of the measure

    Shrewsbury Rail Station is 5.4 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer railway, metro or tram station and more bus stops within a ten minute walk.

    NaPTAN public transport access nodes, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Flood risk

    94/100·13% of the measure

    No designated flood warning area nearby

    A higher measure means fewer designated flood warning and alert areas nearby, not more flooding. Live alerts and warnings are not part of this measure.

    Flood warning areas, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Broadband

    61/100·13% of the measure

    34% of premises can get gigabit broadband

    A higher measure means more premises can order faster broadband, not a slower connection.

    Connected Nations fixed broadband and mobile coverage, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Housing market

    88/100·10% of the measure

    185 recorded sales, median £310,000

    A higher measure means more recent recorded sales and more stable prices. It is not a higher house price.

    Price Paid Data, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Healthcare access

    54/100·8% of the measure

    Nearest GP practice 2.3 miles away

    A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

    Organisation Data Service directory, published August 2026. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Air quality

    95/100·6% of the measure

    PM2.5 annual mean 4.8 µg/m³, modelled for 2023

    A higher measure means lower modelled nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate levels, not dirtier air.

    UK-AIR automatic monitoring network, published December 2023. Measured for the SY5 postcode district.

  • Council tax

    64/100·6% of the measure

    Most homes are band C (27% of them)

    A higher measure means a larger share of homes in bands A to C, which typically means a smaller bill, not a higher one.

    Council tax band and charge data, published March 2024. Measured for this neighbourhood.

Not counted for this area

Amenities, Green space. We could not obtain published figures here, so these categories were left out and the remaining weights scaled up to fill the gap. A missing dataset never counts against an area.

This reflects published infrastructure and environmental data. It does not measure the people who live here, house prices as a marker of status, or safety.

Area Measure v1.1, covering 84% of the published formula. See the full weightings and worked example.

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A higher measure means a larger share of nearby rated schools are good or outstanding, and the closest school is nearer.

20% of measure

SY5 measures 3 points higher, meaning stronger nearby school provision.

SY5

50/100Stronger school provision

50% of 2 rated schools nearby are good or outstanding

A higher measure means a closer GP and hospital, and a shorter published waiting time when one is available.

7% of measure

TF8 measures 22 points higher, meaning closer healthcare and shorter published waits.

SY5

54/100

Nearest GP practice 2.3 miles away

Higher is always the stronger published result on that measure. See the weightings. Missing categories are dropped from that area’s overall figure, not scored as zero. Crime and other context stay on each report.