Shrewsbury mobile coverage Three strongest indoors, 96% vs Vodafone 79% SY postcode area
No network wins Shrewsbury on overall coverage: all four are within 3 points, but indoors Three reaches 96% of sampled addresses and Vodafone 79%.
Shrewsbury as a whole
Ofcom Mobile Coverage data (May 2025), measured across 833 addresses in 54 sampled postcodes, pooled from 9 districts. Methodology.
What differs inside Shrewsbury
Where the networks split most
- SY7 Clun, Kerry, Craven Arms: indoors Three 100%, Vodafone 1%.
- SY4 Prees, Hodnet, Shawbury: indoors EE and O2 100%, Vodafone 20%.
- SY5 Longden, Trewern, Churchstoke: indoors Three 76%, O2 24%.
Each network's weakest and strongest district
| Network | Indoor | 5G-grade outdoor |
|---|---|---|
| EE | 27% in SY5 Longden; 100% in 6 districts | 91% in SY5 Longden; 100% in 6 districts |
| O2 | 24% in SY5 Longden; 100% in 5 districts | 92% in SY7 Clun; 100% in 8 districts |
| Three | 74% in SY4 Prees; 100% in 5 districts | within 8 points |
| Vodafone | 1% in SY7 Clun; 100% in 3 districts | within 8 points |
Middle of the area against its edges
The 3 districts nearest the middle (SY3 Longden, SY5 Longden, SY6 Craven Arms) against the 3 furthest out (SY4 Prees, SY7 Clun, SY8 Ludlow):
- Vodafone indoors: 87% in the middle, 29% at the edges.
- EE indoors: 85% in the middle, 93% at the edges.
District by district
| District | Places | Indoor, low to high | 5G-grade outdoor, low to high | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY1 | Shrewsbury, Bagley, Quarry | O2 92%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 156 |
| SY2 | Atcham, Shrewsbury, Column | 100% on all four | 100% on all four | 62 |
| SY3 | Longden, Bayston Hill, Bicton | Three 97%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 106 |
| SY4 | Prees, Hodnet, Shawbury | Vodafone 20%; EE and O2 100% | 100% on all four | 54 |
| SY5 | Longden, Trewern, Churchstoke | O2 24%; Three 76% | EE 91%; the rest 100% | 66 |
| SY6 | Craven Arms, Munslow, Myndtown | Vodafone 99%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 160 |
| SY7 | Clun, Kerry, Craven Arms | Vodafone 1%; Three 100% | O2 92%; Three 100% | 76 |
| SY8 | Ludlow, Tenbury, Nash | Vodafone 75%; the rest 100% | 100% on all four | 56 |
| SY9 | Clun, Churchstoke, Craven Arms | 99% on all four | EE 99%; the rest 100% | 97 |
Guide: Best Mobile Network in Shrewsbury (2026): SY1 to SY9 Compared
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