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SY5 8WB

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 8JX 498 m
SY5 8JU 614 m
SY5 8AZ 656 m
SY5 8JT 683 m
SY5 0XS 697 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 8WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8
Latitude
52.671413
Longitude
-2.824592
British National Grid easting
344,338
British National Grid northing
308,507

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Longden · E05016042
Parish or community
E04011341
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147557
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 026D · E01028976
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
13
Primary
8
Secondary
3

  1. St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km

  2. Longden CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.0 km

  3. The Fitzroy Academy

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 27
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5
  • Burglary 2
  • Other crime 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    3.5 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    4.3 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.4 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    4.7 km

  • PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALL BANK, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

    ODS code M82030

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.8 miles

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    2.8 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    4.1 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    4.2 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    4.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 026D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,797 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Thomas and St Anne CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 27 events.

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