Who lives in SY5 6EA
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY5 6EA, set against England as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SY5 6EAShrewsbury
Who lives in SY5 6EA
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY5 6EA sits in (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch): about 2,181 residents.
Age of residents
The largest age group is 55–59, at 10.4% of residents. 11.5% are aged 20 to 34 — the age that rents most, against 19.6% across England. 28.3% are 65 or over, well above the 18.4% across England.
The gender split
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
- Female50.5%51%
- Male49.5%49%
Relationship status
Across England, 44.7% of adults are married or in a civil partnership; the SY5 6EA area is above that, at 57.1%. 25.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
Across England, 82.2% of residents describe their health as good or very good; the SY5 6EA area is broadly in line with that, at 80.9%.
- Very good47%48.5%
- Good33.9%33.7%
- Fair13.6%12.7%
- Bad4.2%4%
- Very bad1.4%1.2%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.