SY5 6AQ

Severn Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 6BJ 98 m
SY5 6AH 122 m
SY5 6BN 159 m
SY5 6BP 202 m
SY5 6EW 446 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2002
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.643881
Longitude
-2.650710
British National Grid easting
356,068
British National Grid northing
305,324

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011257
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147477
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028C · E01028961
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  2. Concord College

    Other independent school

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Shoplifting 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY5 6 residents
3,857

Age bands in SY5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

662 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

347 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

827 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.6%

1,332 residents

Age 65 and over
24.9%

1,049 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.

Nearby transport

  • Farm

    BCT · Charlton

    4.3 miles
  • Grove Inn

    BCT · Walcot

    4.6 miles
  • Grove Inn

    BCT · Walcot

    4.6 miles
  • Grange

    BCT · Walcot

    4.6 miles
  • Grange

    BCT · Walcot

    4.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 028C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,519 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
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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