Around average
IMD England
14
Crime · May '26
£351,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SY5 8BU
Postcode
SY5 8BU
Coordinates
52.6863, -2.8186
Grid reference
SJ447101
Easting
344,760
Northing
310,157
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VM5PJ+GG
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Hanwood
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.
14363
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14363 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 · SY5 8BU
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£360,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £351,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jan '25Jan '25: 1 sales · avg £340,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£390k£365k£340k
Oct '23Dec '24Jan '25
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Police Recorded Crime near SY5 8BU
Crime trends · near SY5 8BU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1692
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 3.7%
Religion
Christian54.1%
No religion39.5%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6418.8%
35–4917.0%
65–7412.7%
25–3411.9%
75–849.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.5%
Households
Any member 66+18.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Other12.7%
All members 66+12.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.8%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Longden
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Great Hanwood
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 026B E01028955
E01028955MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 026 E02006039
E02006039LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 026B E01028955
E01028955MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 026 E02006039
E02006039Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:00 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:00 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2019
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~7 years
Active Duration
2019 -> PresentMarch 2019 — Introduced
Postcode SY5 8BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028955 and MSOA E02006039 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY5 8BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2019
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~7 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY5 8BU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Fitzroy Academy
Shropshire · SY5 8PR
1.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY5 8JN
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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