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SY4 9BG area guide

Who lives in SY4 9BG, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Shrewsbury Town
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,099 (2024)

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At a glance

What SY4 9BG is like

SY4 9BG is a postcode in the Shrewsbury Town area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,099 people. 35% of households own their home, 61.3% rent privately and 2.3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 25–29, and 64.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well above the England and Wales average.

Scores

How SY4 9BG compares

Headline figures for SY4 9BG, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

8/ 10

Higher than most: 53.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 67 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

60%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£49,465

Average annual income before tax, higher than 40% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY4 9BG differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
61.3% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Higher crime than mostLook closer
53.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
A young populationPositive
33.5% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.

Questions

SY4 9BG FAQs

Is SY4 9BG a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 53.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 8 of 10 nationally. 60% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

Is SY4 9BG safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 53.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY4 9BG, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 8 of 10.

Who lives in SY4 9BG?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 25–29, at 15.1% of residents. 35% of households own their home. The most common property type is purpose-built flat (40.9%).

Which council covers SY4 9BG?

The local authority for SY4 9BG is Shropshire.

SY4 9BG comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY4 9BG?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 67 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 157 yards away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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