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SY5 9RJ

Chirbury & Worthen · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chirbury & Worthen
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 9RQ 53 m
SY5 9RH 680 m
SY5 9RG 1.0 km
SY5 9DH 1.1 km
SY5 9RF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 9RJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 9
Latitude
52.681737
Longitude
-2.993980
British National Grid easting
332,900
British National Grid northing
309,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Chirbury & Worthen · E05016028
Parish or community
E04011383
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147573
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014E · E01028978
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
0
Secondary
0

  1. Westbury School

    Other independent special school

    2.5 km

  2. The Henslow and Evolution School

    Other independent special school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • WESTBURY MEDICAL CENTRE

    WESTBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 9QX

    ODS code M82013

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Breidden Hotel

    BCT · Middletown

    2.4 miles

  • Breidden Hotel

    BCT · Middletown

    2.4 miles

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    3.2 miles

  • Old Hand & Diamond

    BCT · Coedway

    3.2 miles

  • Criggion Lane

    BCT · Trewern

    3.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools. Westbury School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

4 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2 events.

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