SY4 postcode area · Shropshire
The SY4 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. Area Scores range from 21 to 72 across them. Every full SY4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The SY4 district contains both ends of the scale: Bayston Hill & Atcham at 73 out of 100 (#1,863 of 6,856 in England) against Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange at 21, a 52-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £213,750 in Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange to £375,000 in Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch — a 1.8× gap within the SY4 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the SY4 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayston Hill & AtchamShropshire | 1,863 | 73 | £280,000 |
| Shrewsbury TownShropshire | 2,151 | 69 | £295,000 |
| Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher ErcallTelford and Wrekin | 2,480 | 64 | £289,950 |
| Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer HillShropshire | 2,987 | 56 | £370,000 |
| Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & WhittingtonShropshire | 2,994 | 56 | £315,000 |
| Bomere Heath & Montford BridgeShropshire | 3,001 | 56 | £305,000 |
| Cressage, Dorrington & PulverbatchShropshire | 3,227 | 53 | £375,000 |
| Shawbury & WestonShropshire | 3,254 | 52 | £295,000 |
| WemShropshire | 3,652 | 47 | £254,000 |
| Woore, Prees & TilstockShropshire | 3,700 | 46 | £354,000 |
| Shrewsbury Harlescott & SundorneShropshire | 3,885 | 43 | £222,500 |
| Shrewsbury Harlescott GrangeShropshire | 5,400 | 21 | £213,750 |
People living in SY4 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 13% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 6%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in SY4
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY4 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around SY4.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.