SY4 2AN

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 2AF 221 m
SY4 2AW 233 m
SY4 2AQ 535 m
SY4 2AL 560 m
SY4 2FF 581 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 2AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 2
Latitude
52.826757
Longitude
-2.858741
British National Grid easting
342,235
British National Grid northing
325,814

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04013494
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147000
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010C · E01028863
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 010 · E02006021

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    224 m
  2. Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Baschurch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
SY4 2 residents
3,252

Age bands in SY4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

546 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.5%

330 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.4%

643 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

933 residents

Age 65 and over
22.1%

694 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY4 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • PRESCOTT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82023

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    5.3 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Ellesmere

    5.6 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    8.3 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    8.6 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    8.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 010C, 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

13,585 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 224 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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