Who lives in SY5 9BL
The age, gender, relationships and health of the people living in SY5 9BL, set against Wales as a whole.
- Neighbourhood
- Four Crosses & Guilsfield
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,310 (2024)
SY5 9BLShrewsbury
Who lives in SY5 9BL
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SY5 9BL (Four Crosses & Guilsfield) (about 2,310 residents).
Age of residents
The largest age group is 50–54, at 8.8% of residents. 13.7% are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 18.4% across Wales. 24.7% are 65 or over, above the Wales figure of 21.3%.
The gender split
50.8% of residents are female and 49.2% male.
- Female50.8%51.1%
- Male49.2%48.9%
Relationship status
57.1% of adults in the SY5 9BL area are married or in a civil partnership, above the Wales average of 43.8%. 27.4% have never married.
How residents rate their health
83.5% of residents in the SY5 9BL area describe their health as good or very good, broadly in line with the Wales average of 78.6%.
- Very good47.3%46.2%
- Good36.2%32.4%
- Fair12.4%14.5%
- Bad3.3%5.3%
- Very bad0.9%1.7%
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0.