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Thinking of living at SY4 5RP? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest primary school, station, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Peter's CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 60% met the expected standard |
| Prees CofE Primary School | Primary | 4.2 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Lower Heath CofE Primary School | Primary | 4.4 km | 53% met the expected standard |
| Newtown CofE Primary School | Primary | 4.8 km | 25% met the expected standard |
| Whixall CofE Primary School | Primary | 5.4 km | 79% met the expected standard |
| The Thomas Adams School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Acorn Wood | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
| Smallbrook School | Independent | 5.9 km | Attainment 8: 2.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SY4 5RP, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Wem Albion Bowling Club | 1.7 km | 4 |
| Cricket | Wem Cricket Club | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Tennis | Wem Tennis Club | 1.8 km | 2 |
| Swimming | Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre | 2.0 km | 1 |
| Golf | Hawkstone Park Golf Club (Hawkstone Park Hotel) | 3.9 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Wem, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km), with 112k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Shrewsbury.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Lacon Caravan Park, 350 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 511, 512); 2 departures an hour from the 2 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 68 minutes away by public transport (33 by car).
This is car country: only 5% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Peter's CofE Primary School, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km); 60% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Thomas Adams School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 43.4 · 6.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The weekly shop is an easy trip: a food store is about 12 minutes away without a car.
The nearest GP surgery is Wem And Prees Medical Practice (1.8 km), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.8 km).
For a haircut, Halo Hair & Beauty is 2.0 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 15 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Lower Lacon Caravan Park is the closest café or restaurant (400 m), and Hawkestone Arms the nearest pub (1.8 km).
It's a low-crime area: about 32 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 228 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 65% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 210 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wheatfields Play Area, 1.3 km away; for exercise, Wem Swimming and Lifestyle Centre (2.0 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Liverpool John Lennon is 55 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 66 km.
2 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.