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SY5 0YU

Rea Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Rea Valley
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 0WT 0 m
SY5 0SD 25 m
SY5 0PP 27 m
SY5 0RR 62 m
SY5 0PR 63 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 0YU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 0
Latitude
52.649105
Longitude
-2.889756
British National Grid easting
339,901
British National Grid northing
306,078

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Rea Valley · E05016062
Parish or community
E04011341
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147558
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 026E · E01028977
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Mary Webb School and Science College

    Academy converter

    531 m

  2. Pontesbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    536 m

  3. Minsterley Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
130
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 65
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • Public order 13
  • Other theft 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALL BANK, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

    ODS code M82030

    195 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

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    5.4 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    5.7 miles

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    6.5 miles

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    6.5 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    7.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 026E, 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

19,867 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mary Webb School and Science College is the nearest published school at 531 m.

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

Recorded crime

130 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 65 events.

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