SY4 5SS

The Meres · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY4 5RE 61 m
SY4 5SE 69 m
SY4 5QW 149 m
SY4 5UL 176 m
SY4 5SG 200 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 5SS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5
Latitude
52.858581
Longitude
-2.788598
British National Grid easting
347,000
British National Grid northing
329,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
The Meres · E05016075
Parish or community
E04011307
Westminster constituency
North Shropshire · E14001398
Output area
E00147116
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010D · E01028888
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 010 · E02006021

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Loppington House FE Unit

    Miscellaneous

    1.0 km
  2. Newtown CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km
  3. Smallbrook School

    Other independent special school

    3.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other crime 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

  • WEM AND PREES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NEW STREET, WEM, SHREWSBURY, SY4 5AF

    ODS code M82035

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Wem Rail Station

    RLY · Wem

    3.0 miles
  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    4.1 miles
  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    6.4 miles
  • Old Bronington Post Office

    BCT · Bronington

    6.4 miles
  • St Chad`s Church

    BCT · Hanmer

    6.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 010D, 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

16,090 of 33,755

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Loppington House FE Unit is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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