SY4 2HU

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 2HY 85 m
SY4 1HH 317 m
SY4 2HX 433 m
SY4 2HZ 604 m
SY4 1HJ 678 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 2HU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2003
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 2
Latitude
52.768319
Longitude
-2.841806
British National Grid easting
343,300
British National Grid northing
319,300

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
E00146989
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010A · E01028860
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
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Condover College Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    988 m
  2. Adcote School for Girls

    Other independent school

    1.5 km
  3. The Corbet School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    4.2 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    4.7 miles
  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    5.2 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    5.5 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    5.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 010A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,370 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Condover College Limited is the nearest published school at 988 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 26 events.

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