SY4 1JU

Ruyton & Baschurch · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 1JT 159 m
SY4 1LZ 172 m
SY4 1LY 277 m
SY4 1JZ 285 m
SY4 1NG 314 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 1JU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 1
Latitude
52.796612
Longitude
-2.906127
British National Grid easting
339,000
British National Grid northing
322,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04012266
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147257
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 011C · E01028919
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 011 · E02006026

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    447 m
  2. Packwood Haugh School

    Other independent school

    564 m
  3. St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Other theft 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Public order 2
  • Possession of weapons 1

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRESCOTT SURGERY

    PRESCOTT ROAD, PRESCOTT, BASCHURCH, SHREWSBURY, SY4 2DR

    ODS code M82023

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    5.7 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    5.7 miles
  • Firtree Inn

    BCT · Crewgreen

    5.8 miles
  • Firtree Inn

    BCT · Crewgreen

    5.8 miles
  • Bausley Green

    BCT · Crewgreen

    6.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 011C, 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

19,098 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 447 m.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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