SY4 3QJ

Tern · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Tern
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 3QL 250 m
SY4 3QE 295 m
SY4 3BD 688 m
SY4 3QD 763 m
SY4 3QA 850 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 3QJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 3
Latitude
52.782781
Longitude
-2.784469
British National Grid easting
347,186
British National Grid northing
320,865

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Tern · E05016074
Parish or community
E04013495
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147529
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014D · E01028971
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Merrington Grange Rest Home, Merrington, Shrewsbury, SY4 3QJ 7 July 2017 £650,000
The Magnolias, Merrington, Shrewsbury, SY4 3QJ 12 January 2007 £313,333
Merrington Grange Rest Home, Merrington, Shrewsbury, SY4 3QJ 29 November 2005 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Myddle CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km
  3. Condover College Limited

    Special post 16 institution

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
62
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 26
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • Shoplifting 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Other crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
21

7 female, 14 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
4.2
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY4 3 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
86.7%

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 straight-line

  • PRESCOTT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82023

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    2.7 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    5.1 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    5.1 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    5.2 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    5.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 014D, 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

17,048 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 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.

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bomere Heath Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

62 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.167 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.