21POPULATION
5.4%UNEMPLOYED
42%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
8%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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DemographicsSY7 9RB

What social class do the population of SY7 9RB belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is SY7 9RB in Shrewsbury, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about SY7 9RB from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 24%Children
  • 76%Adults

24% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 8% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 52.4%Male
  • 47.6%Female

From the last census, 52.4% of people in SY79RB male, and 47.6% female. Men outnumber women in Church Stretton and Craven Arms.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 8%AB
  • 50%C2/C2
  • 42%DE

According to census records, 8% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 33%SINGLE
  • 42%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in SY7 9RB is 33%. Single and 'other' people is 66%.

ETHNICITY

  • 97%WHITE
  • 2%NON-WHITE

97% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 90.1%WORKING
  • 5.4%UNEMPLOYED

5.4% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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Schools

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Post Offices

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Libraries

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SY79RB Postcode Breakdown

SYAREA7DISTRICT9SECTORRBUNIT
Full PostcodeSY7 9RB
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownShrewsbury
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
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CountryEngland
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Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationLargely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)

SY79RB Postal District

Compass Postal District

SY7 9RB 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 SY7 9RB.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Craven Arms0.5 miles SE
Broome2.5 miles SW
Onibury3.2 miles SE
Plowden3.9 miles NW
Acton Scott4.4 miles NE
Stanton Lacy4.7 miles E
Bromfield5 miles SE
Ludlow6.8 miles SE
Rushbury7.3 miles NE
Hopton Cangeford7.4 miles E
More7.5 miles NW
All Stretton7.7 miles N
Church Stretton7.7 miles N
Willstone8.4 miles NE
Bitterley8.4 miles E
London134 miles E
Glasgow241 miles N
Edinburgh243 miles N
Cardiff67 miles S
Liverpool68 miles N
Southampton124 miles SE
Saint Ives120 miles SE

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