SY4 5BP

Wem · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Wem
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 5YE 88 m
SY4 5YA 92 m
SY4 5BS 101 m
SY4 5BT 121 m
SY4 5EU 122 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 5BP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5
Latitude
52.861747
Longitude
-2.720508
British National Grid easting
351,588
British National Grid northing
329,604

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Wem · E05016078
Parish or community
E04011380
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00187281
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 008B · E01028887
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 008 · E02006019

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Foxleigh House, Foxleigh Drive, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5BP 28 August 2020 £527,500
2, Foxleigh Drive, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5BP 3 February 2014 £169,950
2, Foxleigh Drive, Wem, Shrewsbury, SY4 5BP 11 January 2012 £125,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. St Peter's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    362 m
  2. The Thomas Adams School

    Academy converter

    696 m
  3. Woodlands School

    Academy special sponsor led

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
421
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 211
  • Anti social behaviour 62
  • Criminal damage and arson 31
  • Shoplifting 25
  • Public order 21

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

8 female, 9 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.1
SY4 5 residents
9,491

Age bands in SY4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

1,320 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.2%

1,139 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.5%

1,724 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,726 residents

Age 65 and over
26%

2,431 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY4 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
10%

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

  • WEM AND PREES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW STREET, WEM, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5AF

    ODS code M82035

    300 m

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

  • Wem Rail Station

    RLY · Wem

    0.4 miles
  • Prees Rail Station

    RLY · Prees

    2.9 miles
  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    3.7 miles
  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    6.4 miles
  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    6.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 008B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,134 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
10 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
6
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 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Peter's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 362 m.

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

Recorded crime

421 published events cover 12 months, averaging 35.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 211 events.

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