SY4 1HW

Loton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Loton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 1DX 0 m
SY4 1DY 122 m
SY4 1DU 467 m
SY4 1DT 637 m
SY3 8HL 650 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 1HW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 1
Latitude
52.723656
Longitude
-2.840827
British National Grid easting
343,308
British National Grid northing
314,331

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Loton · E05016043
Parish or community
E04013485
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147517
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014C · E01028970
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
7
Secondary
0
  1. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km
  2. Trinity CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km
  3. Oakwood School

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
30
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other theft 4
  • Shoplifting 2
  • Public order 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY4 1 residents
3,190

Age bands in SY4 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

496 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

343 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.8%

567 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

1,062 residents

Age 65 and over
22.5%

715 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.

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    3.4 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.6 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.6 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.3 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    3.8 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    3.9 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 014C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,319 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

30 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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