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SY5 0XQ

Longden · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Longden
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 0XH 92 m
SY5 0XJ 229 m
SY5 0XF 370 m
SY5 0XG 586 m
SY5 8EG 882 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 0XQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0
Latitude
52.645452
Longitude
-2.853546
British National Grid easting
342,346
British National Grid northing
305,642

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Longden · E05016042
Parish or community
E04011305
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147446
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 026A · E01028954
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 026 · E02006039

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Mary Webb School and Science College

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

  2. Longden CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

  3. Pontesbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 4
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
SY5 0 residents
6,212

Age bands in SY5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.1%

891 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

550 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.4%

1,161 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,832 residents

Age 65 and over
29.7%

1,872 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY5 0 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALL BANK, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

    ODS code M82030

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    4.9 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    4.9 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    6.2 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    6.3 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    6.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 026A, 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

18,942 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
5 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mary Webb School and Science College is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 4 events.

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