7POPULATION
2.8%UNEMPLOYED
54%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
18%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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AVERAGE AGES

  • 18%Children
  • 82%Adults

18% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 7% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 85.7%Male
  • 14.3%Female

From the last census, 85.7% of people in SY59GD male, and 14.3% female. Men outnumber women in Longden.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 18%AB
  • 65%C2/C2
  • 18%DE

According to census records, 18% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 28%SINGLE
  • 54%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in SY5 9GD is 28%. Single and 'other' people is 71%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 91.6%WORKING
  • 2.8%UNEMPLOYED

2.8% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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SY59GD Postcode Breakdown

SYAREA5DISTRICT9SECTORGDUNIT
Full PostcodeSY5 9GD
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownShrewsbury
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationLargely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)

SY59GD Postal District

Compass Postal District

SY5 9GD postcode is located in the postal town of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode SY5 9GD.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Great Hanwood2.3 miles E
Bicton3.2 miles NE
Little Ness4.8 miles N
Minsterley5.3 miles SW
Aston5.4 miles SW
Wollaston5.6 miles W
Stapleton5.7 miles SE
Church Pulverbach5.7 miles S
Shrewsbury5.7 miles E
Condover5.9 miles E
Baschurch5.9 miles N
Ruyton Of The Eleven Towns6.1 miles N
Dorrington6.6 miles SE
Walford7.2 miles N
Battlefield7.2 miles E
London144 miles E
Glasgow223 miles N
Edinburgh225 miles N
Cardiff84 miles S
Liverpool50 miles N
Southampton140 miles SE
Saint Ives137 miles SE

Landslip-prone major road's repairs finished

Jiggers Bank in Coalbrookdale had been closed since September, and reopened on Thursday afternoon.

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Town centre cheese shop to close after 35 years

The owners say they made the decision because of the rising costs and falling footfall in the town.

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Residents elated after property developers pull out

Residents want to protect the land in Shropshire and conserve it as a wildlife haven.

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Queen greeted by crowds on market visit

The Queen has been visiting Shrewsbury farmers' market and the town's Flaxmill Maltings.

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Ironbridge Rowing Club vandalism

A fundraiser has been launched after after one of their boats was vandalised on Saturday.

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Mum-of-three in desperate plea for bigger home

Stacey Harris says her children have no dining table or room to play in their Ludlow home.

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Concorde pilot revisits plane he once flew

Derek Ellis, 92, said visiting Aerospace Bristol was on his bucket list.

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