Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY5 8FA
Postcode
SY5 8FA
Coordinates
52.6537, -2.8230
Grid reference
SJ444065
Easting
344,426
Northing
306,535
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VM53G+FR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Longden
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.
18942
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 18942 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 SY5 8FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY5 8FA
Counts are for Longden 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
8
YoY —
1692
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.1%
Other White1.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.0%
+ other · 1.1%
Religion
Christian60.3%
No religion33.0%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
65–7415.9%
35–4913.2%
75–849.5%
25–349.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children19.4%
All members 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Any member 66+11.8%
Other8.1%
+ 7 other households · 28.6%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Longden
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Longden
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 026A E01028954
E01028954MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 026 E02006039
E02006039LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 026A E01028954
E01028954MSOA 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
5:51 AM
Sunrise
6:18 PM
Sunset
12 hours 27 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:51 AM
Sunset (today)
6:18 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 27 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 2017
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~9 years
Active Duration
2017 -> PresentJanuary 2017 — Introduced
Postcode SY5 8FA introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028954 and MSOA E02006039 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY5 8FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2017
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~9 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY5 8FA
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