High deprivation
IMD England
18
Crime · May '26
£550,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SY9 5BQ
Postcode
SY9 5BQ
Coordinates
52.4938, -2.9977
Grid reference
SO323888
Easting
332,358
Northing
288,897
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VF2V2+GW
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bishop's Castle
Travel to Work
Ludlow
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.
11921
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11921 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 · SY9 5BQ
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£550,000
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Median price: £550,000
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Police Recorded Crime near SY9 5BQ
Crime trends · near SY9 5BQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +500%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian51.7%
No religion41.9%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
65–7416.6%
35–4915.2%
75–8410.2%
25–349.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Any member 66+21.4%
Other18.3%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.1%
+ 6 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bishop's Castle
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bishop's Castle
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 030B E01028992
E01028992MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 030 E02006041
E02006041LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 030B E01028992
E01028992MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 030 E02006041
E02006041Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1
Sun & Time Information
4:02 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:02 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 SY9 5BQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting D2. IMD England rank: 11921
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Further from a major town or city RLF1. LSOA E01028992 and MSOA E02006041 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY9 5BQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY9 5BQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Bishops Castle Primary School
Shropshire · SY9 5PA
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Shropshire · SY9 5AY
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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