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SY2 6WS

Column & Sutton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Column & Sutton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 6DR 64 m
SY2 6DJ 72 m
SY2 6ES 80 m
SY2 6DS 91 m
SY2 6DW 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY2 6WS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1999
Terminated
1 May 2001
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY2
Postcode sector
SY2 6
Latitude
52.696970
Longitude
-2.731464
British National Grid easting
350,664
British National Grid northing
311,282

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Column & Sutton · E05016033
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147600
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 021D · E01028985
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 021 · E02006035

Postcode source versions

Explore SY2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
4

  1. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    437 m

  2. Prestfelde School

    Other independent school

    586 m

  3. Coleham Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,143
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 494
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    135 m

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    1.2 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    1.2 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    1.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.2 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.2 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.0 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    3.8 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    4.4 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    0.9 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.0 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    1.3 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.3 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    2.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 021D, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,325 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,143 published events cover 12 months, averaging 95.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 494 events.

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