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SY13 2RU

Wem · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wem
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY13
Postcode sector
SY13 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY13 2PQ 98 m
SY13 2PG 345 m
SY13 2SE 521 m
SY13 2PE 540 m
SY13 2NU 558 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY13 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2002
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY13
Postcode sector
SY13 2
Latitude
52.919008
Longitude
-2.735574
British National Grid easting
350,639
British National Grid northing
335,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Wem · E05016078
Parish or community
E04011391
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147169
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010E · E01028898
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 010 · E02006021

Postcode source versions

Explore SY13

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Whixall CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    936 m

  2. Acorn Wood

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

  3. Bronington Voluntary Aided Primary School

    Welsh establishment

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Burglary 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY13 2 residents
4,484

Age bands in SY13 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

563 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

403 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.9%

726 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.8%

1,412 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

1,203 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Nearby transport

  • Prees Rail Station

    RLY · Prees

    2.4 miles

  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    2.5 miles

  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    2.5 miles

  • Redbrook Hunting Lodge

    BCT · Redbrook

    3.2 miles

  • Redbrook Hunting Lodge

    BCT · Redbrook

    3.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,908 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Whixall CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 936 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.