Affluence in SY5 8LQ
How SY5 8LQ ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,313 (2024)
SY5 8LQShrewsbury
How well off SY5 8LQ is
On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, the SY5 8LQ area scores 4.0 out of 10, placing it more deprived 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
- Employment4.0
- Health and disability4.0
- Income5.0
- Education and skills5.0
- Crime5.0
- Older people in low-income households5.0
- Children in low-income families7.0
- Living environment8.0
Household income
Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.
Who is in work
53.7% of adults in the SY5 8LQ area are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 28.8% are retired and 3.6% are full-time students.
Social grade
33.1% of adults in the SY5 8LQ area work in managerial or professional jobs, broadly in line with the England average of 33.2%.
Highest qualification
33.2% of adults in the SY5 8LQ area hold a degree or equivalent, broadly in line with the England average of 33.9%. 17.7% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY5 8LQ (Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley) (about 1,313 residents).
Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.