Among the most deprived
IMD England
27
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SY2 5JW
Postcode
SY2 5JW
Coordinates
52.7112, -2.7270
Grid reference
SJ509128
Easting
350,982
Northing
312,859
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VP76F+F6
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.
3345
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3345 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)
Property sales · SY2 5JW
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
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Police Recorded Crime near SY2 5JW
Crime trends · near SY2 5JW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
28175
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY stable
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.1%
Other White2.2%
White & Black African1.0%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
No religion47.4%
Christian44.2%
Not answered7.7%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
50–6418.7%
35–4918.2%
25–3413.1%
10–159.3%
65–747.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.8%
Households
Any member 66+17.4%
Other16.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 9 other households · 35.8%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Monkmoor
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 ScotlandWest 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 018C E01028967
E01028967MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 018 E02006032
E02006032LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 018C E01028967
E01028967MSOA 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
3:58 AM
Sunrise
8:33 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:58 AM
Sunset (today)
8:33 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SY2 5JW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 3345
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028967 and MSOA E02006032 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY2 5JW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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