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SY5 8LW

Longden · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Longden
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 8RH 96 m
SY5 8RF 110 m
SY5 8RE 123 m
SY5 8LL 160 m
SY5 8LN 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 8LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8
Latitude
52.683241
Longitude
-2.825051
British National Grid easting
344,322
British National Grid northing
309,823

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Longden · E05016042
Parish or community
E04013486
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147441
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 026B · E01028955
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 026 · E02006039

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
18
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    755 m

  2. The Fitzroy Academy

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km

  3. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
82
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 44
  • Burglary 8
  • Anti social behaviour 7
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Other theft 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

4 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
2.5
SY5 8 residents
4,594

Age bands in SY5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

747 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

367 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

912 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,124 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

922 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY5 8 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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.

GP practices

4

within 5 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    3.3 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.6 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.7 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BEECHES ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY, SY3 0PF

    ODS code M82018

    3.7 km

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

    2.0 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.1 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    3.6 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    3.7 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    4.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 026B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,402 of 33,755

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

18 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 755 m.

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

Recorded crime

82 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 44 events.

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