SY5 9AE

Loton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Loton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 9AD 189 m
SY5 9AG 254 m
SY5 9AH 428 m
SY5 9AJ 773 m
SY5 9AF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 9AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 9
Latitude
52.722067
Longitude
-2.945445
British National Grid easting
336,240
British National Grid northing
314,242

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Loton · E05016043
Parish or community
E04011202
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147568
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014E · E01028978
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
0
Secondary
0
  1. Brynhafren C.P. School

    Welsh establishment

    4.1 km
  2. The Henslow and Evolution School

    Other independent special school

    4.6 km
  3. Westbury School

    Other independent special school

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.7
SY5 9 residents
5,036

Age bands in SY5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.4%

752 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

484 residents

Age 25 to 44
19%

929 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.3%

1,579 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,143 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY5 9 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+
0%
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
40%

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

1

within 5 km

  • WESTBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 9QX

    ODS code M82013

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    1.4 miles
  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    1.4 miles
  • Firtree Inn

    BCT · Crewgreen

    2.3 miles
  • Firtree Inn

    BCT · Crewgreen

    2.3 miles
  • Bausley Estate

    BCT · Crewgreen

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 014E, 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

14,636 of 33,755

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

3 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brynhafren C.P. School is the nearest published school at 2.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 2 events.

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