SY4 3LP

The Meres · 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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 3DW 3 m
SY4 3DN 239 m
SY4 3FA 290 m
SY4 3DS 376 m
SY4 3HB 381 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 3LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 3
Latitude
52.792936
Longitude
-2.751774
British National Grid easting
349,403
British National Grid northing
321,971

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
The Meres · E05016075
Parish or community
E04011326
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00146998
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010B · E01028862
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 010 · E02006021

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Access School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km
  2. Clive CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. Myddle CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 2
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Theft from the person 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY4 3 residents
4,548

Age bands in SY4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

611 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

391 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.9%

761 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,338 residents

Age 65 and over
26.9%

1,144 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

  • CLIVE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HIGH STREET, CLIVE, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5PS

    ODS code M82017

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    1.3 miles
  • Wem Rail Station

    RLY · Wem

    4.6 miles
  • Kennels

    BCT · Roden

    5.5 miles
  • Kennels

    BCT · Roden

    5.5 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    5.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 010B, 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

19,265 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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 0 secondary schools. Access School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 7 events.

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