Affluence in SY5 7HS
How SY5 7HS ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,679 (2024)
SY5 7HSShrewsbury
How well off SY5 7HS is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SY5 7HS area scores 6.0 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for 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 environment1.0
- Health and disability8.0
- Income9.0
- Employment9.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Older people in low-income households9.0
- Crime10.0
- Children in low-income families10.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
55.8% of adults in the SY5 7HS area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 21.9% are retired and 14.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
39.1% of adults in the SY5 7HS area work in managerial or professional jobs, above the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
41.4% of adults in the SY5 7HS area hold a degree or equivalent, above the England average of 33.9%. 10% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY5 7HS (Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch) (about 1,679 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.