SY4 2JG

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 2JF 452 m
SY4 2JQ 643 m
SY4 2JH 766 m
SY4 2JJ 845 m
SY4 3RY 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 2JG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 2
Latitude
52.800328
Longitude
-2.817950
British National Grid easting
344,950
British National Grid northing
322,842

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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1
  1. Myddle CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  2. The Corbet School

    Academy converter

    2.3 km
  3. Baschurch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

5 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.5
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 0.2% 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+
0%
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
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
50%

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

    2.9 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

  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    3.5 miles
  • Wem Rail Station

    RLY · Wem

    5.7 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    6.2 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    6.5 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    6.7 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Myddle CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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