SY4 2LQ

Loton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Loton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 2LG 343 m
SY4 2LA 388 m
SY4 2AR 396 m
SY4 2JX 417 m
SY4 2JY 705 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 2LQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 2
Latitude
52.771473
Longitude
-2.873143
British National Grid easting
341,190
British National Grid northing
319,676

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Loton · E05016043
Parish or community
E04011301
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147523
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014B · E01028969
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Sunny Bank, Little Ness, Shrewsbury, SY4 2LQ 30 January 2026 £299,950
3, Sunny Bank, Little Ness, Shrewsbury, SY4 2LQ 8 December 2023 £249,000
7, Sunny Bank, Little Ness, Shrewsbury, SY4 2LQ 25 April 2019 £237,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Adcote School for Girls

    Other independent school

    716 m
  2. Condover College Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    2.7 km
  3. Baschurch CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.8 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 7
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

19 female, 13 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.9
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 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
100%

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

    2.0 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

    5.0 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    5.3 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    5.3 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    5.5 miles
  • Firtree Inn

    BCT · Crewgreen

    5.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 014B, 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

16,563 of 33,755

Income
5 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £274,475 from 2 recorded sales in SY4 2LQ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Adcote School for Girls is the nearest published school at 716 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 7 events.

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