Around average
IMD England
Around average · 5.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
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Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY2 5FA
Postcode
SY2 5FA
Coordinates
52.7126, -2.7330
Grid reference
SJ505130
Easting
350,581
Northing
313,026
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VP778+3R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shrewsbury
Travel to Work
Shrewsbury
ITL Region
Shropshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
18969
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18969 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SY2 5FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY2 5FA
Counts are for Underdale electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
19
YoY stable
22146
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY -42%
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1050
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Other White3.7%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.3%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
No religion50.4%
Christian39.8%
Not answered6.6%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
50–6423.1%
35–4921.9%
25–3412.9%
65–749.7%
10–156.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.8%
Households
Other20.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Any member 66+10.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.9%
+ 7 other households · 37.0%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Underdale
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Shrewsbury
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Shropshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Shropshire 018E E01028988
E01028988MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 018 E02006032
E02006032LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 018E E01028988
E01028988MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 018 E02006032
E02006032Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:53 AM
Sunrise
6:15 PM
Sunset
12 hours 22 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:53 AM
Sunset (today)
6:15 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 22 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2025
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~1 year
Active Duration
2025 -> PresentSeptember 2025 — Introduced
Postcode SY2 5FA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode SY2 5FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2025
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~1 year
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY2 5FA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
53%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 29%
Attainment 8
39.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
42%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19FSM 43%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 62%
RWM expected
69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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