Affluence in SY5 9FB
How SY5 9FB ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.
- Neighbourhood
- Four Crosses & Guilsfield
- Council
- Powys
- Region
- Wales
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,310 (2024)
SY5 9FBShrewsbury
How well off SY5 9FB is
On the Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, the SY5 9FB area averages decile 8.0 of 10 — more affluent than most of Wales. Its weakest domain is access to services (decile 1.0). The index ranks places within Wales only, so it can't be compared across the UK's nations.
- Access to services1.0
- Living environment2.0
- Housing5.0
- Income9.0
- Education and skills9.0
- Employment10.0
- Health and disability10.0
- Community safety10.0
Household income
ONS's estimate of mean household income before tax, 2022/23. Published for neighbourhoods of around 7,000 people; areas spanning several are weighted by households.
Who is in work
Across Wales, 51.9% of adults are in work; the SY5 9FB area is above that, at 61%. 25.7% are retired and 4.7% are full-time students.
Social grade
Across Wales, 29.6% of adults work in managerial or professional jobs; the SY5 9FB area is above that, at 33.3%.
Highest qualification
Across Wales, 31.5% of adults hold a degree or equivalent; the SY5 9FB area is broadly in line with that, at 32.4%. 13.8% have no qualifications.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood SY5 9FB sits in (Four Crosses & Guilsfield): about 2,310 residents.
Sources: Welsh Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.