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

Typical net household income£38,381a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime56per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied71%

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

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +20.8% over 5 years · +4.8% over the year · 338 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£242,000
Terraced£197,475
Flat£124,000
Shropshire£275,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Bayston Hill & AtchamShropshire 1,86373 £280,000
Shrewsbury TownShropshire 2,15169 £295,000
Ironbridge, Admaston & Higher ErcallTelford and Wrekin 2,48064 £289,950
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer HillShropshire 2,98756 £370,000
Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & WhittingtonShropshire 2,99456 £315,000
Bomere Heath & Montford BridgeShropshire 3,00156 £305,000
Cressage, Dorrington & PulverbatchShropshire 3,22753 £375,000
Shawbury & WestonShropshire 3,25452 £295,000
WemShropshire 3,65247 £254,000
Woore, Prees & TilstockShropshire 3,70046 £354,000
Shrewsbury Harlescott & SundorneShropshire 3,88543 £222,500
Shrewsbury Harlescott GrangeShropshire 5,40021 £213,750

People living in SY4 Census 2021

Residents99,140
Median age (est.)47
Density87per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above33%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 12%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Managers & directors 15% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

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.