Affluence in SY5 7AQ
How SY5 7AQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,711 (2024)
SY5 7AQShrewsbury
How well off SY5 7AQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SY5 7AQ area scores 7.0 out of 10, placing it more affluent than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is barriers to housing and services (1.0 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.
- Barriers to housing and services1.0
- Living environment4.0
- Education and skills7.0
- Income8.0
- Employment8.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Children in low-income families8.0
- Older people in low-income households8.0
- Crime9.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
57.3% of adults in the SY5 7AQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 27.6% are retired and 5.4% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.2% of adults in the SY5 7AQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
38.6% of adults in the SY5 7AQ area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 13.9% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY5 7AQ (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch) (about 2,711 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.