Who lives in SY5 6PS
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY5 6PS, set against England as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,181 (2024)
SY5 6PSShrewsbury
Who lives in SY5 6PS
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY5 6PS (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 peak renting age), against 19.6% across England. 28.3% are 65 or over, well above the England figure of 18.4%.
The gender split
50.5% of residents are female and 49.5% male.
- Female50.5%51%
- Male49.5%49%
Relationship status
57.1% of adults in the SY5 6PS area are married or in a civil partnership, above the England average of 44.7%. 25.3% have never married.
How residents rate their health
80.9% of residents in the SY5 6PS area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the England average of 82.2%.
- 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.