Oswestry at a glance
A market town in Shropshire with a 2021 census population of 17500 and the SY11 postcode district, Oswestry looks after its wider area and is well placed for moves around the county and beyond. Shrewsbury is 17.4 miles by road in 28 minutes, Wem is 19.3 miles in 35 minutes, and Bayston Hill is 19.9 miles in 30 minutes, while Whitchurch sits 21.2 miles away in 37 minutes. For bigger trips, Telford is 32.8 miles in 46 minutes, Nantwich 33 miles in 57 minutes, Market Drayton 33.6 miles in 55 minutes, Broseley 34.7 miles in 53 minutes, Ellesmere Port 35.4 miles in 52 minutes, and Newport 39.6 miles in 58 minutes. Trains are via Gobowen station 2.6 miles from the centre, a handy option if you are coordinating a move with rail travel, and the nearest main town listed is Gloucester. Oswestry serves a ring of smaller places: Morda 1.1 miles, Whittington 2.2 miles, Gobowen 2.4 miles, Trefonen 2.8 miles, Rhoswiel 4 miles, West Felton 4 miles, Weston Rhyn 4.4 miles, Pant 4.5 miles, Chirk Bank 4.7 miles, Rednal 4.8 miles, St Martins 5.1 miles, Dudleston Heath 6.6 miles, Tetchill 6.8 miles, Ellesmere 7.1 miles, and Ruyton-XI-Towns 7.5 miles, so a van with a driver here often supports quick hops between town and village. Typical jobs include house and flat moves to and from the towns nearby, single items such as a sofa, a bed, a wardrobe or a washing machine, and tip runs of old furniture, garden waste and clutter to the recycling centre. With Oswestry Household Recycling Centre 1 mile from the centre, clear‑outs and decluttering are straightforward, and many people combine local pick‑ups in SY11 with onward moves to places like Shrewsbury, Whitchurch or Telford, or link a collection in a village such as Morda or Gobowen to a delivery across town.
Oswestry had 17,500 people at the 2021 Census. The council's nearest recycling centre is Oswestry Household Recycling Centre, 1.0 miles away; a tip run with us goes to a licensed recycling centre, with the disposal in the price.