SY4 5LW

Hodnet · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Hodnet
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
The Wrekin
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
TF9 3LJ 541 m
SY4 5LD 639 m
TF9 3LL 768 m
SY4 5LE 810 m
SY4 5JU 854 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 5LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5
Latitude
52.856935
Longitude
-2.610349
British National Grid easting
359,000
British National Grid northing
329,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Hodnet · E05016040
Parish or community
E04011284
Westminster constituency
The Wrekin · E14001543
Output area
E00147033
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 013B · E01028870
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 013 · E02006022

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Hodnet Primary School

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    2.7 km
  2. Lower Heath CofE Primary School

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    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • HODNET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    18 DRAYTON ROAD, HODNET, MARKET DRAYTON, TF9 3NF

    ODS code M82058

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Holly Cottage

    BCT · Ellerdine Heath

    4.5 miles
  • Holly Cottage

    BCT · Ellerdine Heath

    4.5 miles
  • City Road

    BCT · Ellerdine Heath

    4.7 miles
  • City Road

    BCT · Ellerdine Heath

    4.7 miles
  • Methodist Church

    BCT · Ellerdine Heath

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 013B, 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

13,733 of 33,755

Income
8 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
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Hodnet Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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