SY4 5SU

The Meres · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY12 0JX 1.2 km
SY12 0LA 1.3 km
SY4 5TD 1.4 km
SY12 0JT 1.6 km
SY4 5ST 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY4 5SU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY4
Postcode sector
SY4 5
Latitude
52.851761
Longitude
-2.813526
British National Grid easting
345,313
British National Grid northing
328,560

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
E00147117
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 010D · E01028888
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 010 · E02006021

Postcode source versions

Explore SY4

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Runners Rest, Burlton, Shrewsbury, SY4 5SU 6 November 2023 £668,602
Wood Farm, Burlton, Shrewsbury, SY4 5SU 29 July 2022 £850,000
Wood View Barn, Burlton, Shrewsbury, SY4 5SU 18 November 2021 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.0 km
  2. Loppington House FE Unit

    Miscellaneous

    2.7 km
  3. Weston Lullingfields Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy converter

    3.9 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
18

9 female, 9 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.6
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+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
12.5%
Gigabit-capable
12.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
12.5%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
62.5%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wem Rail Station

    RLY · Wem

    4.0 miles
  • Yorton Rail Station

    RLY · Yorton

    4.4 miles
  • Tesco

    BCT · Ellesmere

    5.0 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    6.8 miles
  • Cumber`s Bank

    BCT · Cumbers Bank

    6.8 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £668,602 from 3 recorded sales in SY4 5SU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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