Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY4 2AR
Postcode
SY4 2AR
Coordinates
52.7721, -2.8789
Grid reference
SJ408197
Easting
340,801
Northing
319,751
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VQ4CC+RC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
16563
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16563 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 SY4 2AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY4 2AR
Counts are for Loton 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
10
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian56.2%
No religion35.6%
Not answered6.8%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6425.9%
35–4916.0%
65–7412.4%
10–159.3%
25–348.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
All members 66+13.6%
Any member 66+10.9%
Other10.7%
+ 7 other households · 35.3%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Loton
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Little Ness
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 014B E01028969
E01028969MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 014 E02006028
E02006028LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 014B E01028969
E01028969MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 014 E02006028
E02006028Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1996
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~30 years
Active Duration
1996 -> PresentJune 1996 — Introduced
Postcode SY4 2AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 16563
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028969 and MSOA E02006028 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY4 2AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1996
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~30 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY4 2AR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
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