Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY3 9NU
Postcode
SY3 9NU
Coordinates
52.6845, -2.7629
Grid reference
SJ485099
Easting
348,523
Northing
309,913
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VM6MP+QR
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.
4587
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4587 out of 33,755 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 SY3 9NU
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY3 9NU
Counts are for Meole 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
9
YoY -40%
1593
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.6%
Other White4.0%
Other Asian1.6%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian45.1%
No religion42.2%
Not answered10.9%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6420.6%
35–4920.2%
25–3412.5%
65–748.3%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Other17.5%
Any member 66+14.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.5%
Lone parent family: All children non-dependent8.3%
+ 8 other households · 37.9%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Meole
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 023C E01028962
E01028962MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 023 E02006037
E02006037LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 023C E01028962
E01028962MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 023 E02006037
E02006037Urban: 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
6:06 AM
Sunrise
5:56 PM
Sunset
11 hours 50 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:06 AM
Sunset (today)
5:56 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 50 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 SY3 9NU 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: 4587
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028962 and MSOA E02006037 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY3 9NU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY3 9NU
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 20%
Attainment 8
44.6
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 13%
Attainment 8
52.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
51%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 9%
RWM expected
50%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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