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SY2 6BE

Abbey · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Abbey
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 5DA 34 m
SY2 6BF 69 m
SY2 6FD 75 m
SY2 6BW 87 m
SY2 6FP 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 6BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 6
Latitude
52.706597
Longitude
-2.738952
British National Grid easting
350,169
British National Grid northing
312,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Abbey · E05016011
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147627
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019H · E01035064
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
72, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6BE 7 September 2021 £265,000
74, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6BE 2 September 2021 £475,000
73, Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6BE 12 January 2018 £310,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Coleham Primary School

    Academy converter

    750 m

  2. Prestfelde School

    Other independent school

    905 m

  3. Crowmoor Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    914 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,002
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,298
  • Anti social behaviour 326
  • Shoplifting 298
  • Criminal damage and arson 278
  • Public order 214

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
2.3
SY2 6 residents
7,049

Age bands in SY2 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

958 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

644 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,785 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,834 residents

Age 65 and over
28.6%

2,094 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY2 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
85.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    620 m

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.1 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 SOUTH HERMITAGE, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7JS

    ODS code M82060

    1.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.3 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.3 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    1.3 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEVERN FIELDS HTH VILLAGE, SUNDORNE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4RQ

    ODS code M82032

    2.7 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.7 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    3.7 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.0 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BEECHES ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY, SY3 0PF

    ODS code M82018

    4.3 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.5 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.6 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.6 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.6 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 019H, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,886 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £370,000 from 2 recorded sales in SY2 6BE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

35 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Coleham Primary School is the nearest published school at 750 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,002 published events cover 12 months, averaging 250.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,298 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.