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.
Police Recorded Crime near SY9 5BS
Crime trends · near SY9 5BS
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
8
YoY +14%
ASB
2
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY stable
Criminal damage
0
YoY stable
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · violent crime rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,499
White Brit.95.2%
Other White1.8%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,499
Christian51.7%
No religion41.9%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,492
50–6422.0%
65–7416.6%
35–4915.2%
75–8410.2%
25–349.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Total households: 716
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 Area
South Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493
West 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 Scotland
West 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
E01028992
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 030 E02006041
E02006041
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 030B E01028992
E01028992
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 030 E02006041
E02006041
Larger 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
4:21 AM
Sunrise
7:55 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:21 AM
Sunset (today)
7:55 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SY9 5BS 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 5BS 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
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