High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY4 5AB
Postcode
SY4 5AB
Coordinates
52.8563, -2.7230
Grid reference
SJ514290
Easting
351,413
Northing
329,004
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VV74G+GQ
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Wem
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.
9698
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9698 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 SY4 5AB
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY4 5AB
Counts are for Wem 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
28
YoY +33%
34229
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
10
YoY —
1680
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
741
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.4%
Other White3.3%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
Christian55.3%
No religion36.7%
Not answered7.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4916.3%
65–7413.4%
25–3410.3%
75–849.7%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Other20.8%
Any member 66+19.7%
All members 66+11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.2%
+ 7 other households · 26.8%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaNorth Shropshire E14001398
Constituency
E14001398West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Wem
Constituency code
E14001398
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Wem Urban
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 008D E01028890
E01028890MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 008 E02006019
E02006019LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 008D E01028890
E01028890MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 008 E02006019
E02006019Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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 SY4 5AB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 9698
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01028890 and MSOA E02006019 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY4 5AB 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 SY4 5AB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
60%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
43.4
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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