SY5 6DA

Severn Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 6DB 95 m
SY5 6BX 101 m
SY5 6DX 114 m
SY5 6DL 154 m
SY5 6BU 156 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6DA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.632624
Longitude
-2.601739
British National Grid easting
359,371
British National Grid northing
304,043

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011259
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147579
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028D · E01028980
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, The Moors, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DA 1 March 2024 £230,000
1, The Moors, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DA 11 March 2022 £225,000
10, The Moors, Cressage, Shrewsbury, SY5 6DA 23 February 2018 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    147 m
  2. Buildwas Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km
  3. William Brookes School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
26
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
66

30 female, 36 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY5 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
20%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • MUCH WENLOCK & CRESSAGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWAY LODGE, KING STREET, MUCH WENLOCK, MUCH WENLOCK, TF13 6BL

    ODS code M82019

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

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

Nearby transport

  • The Wrekin Forest Glen Car Park

    BCT · Wrekin

    4.3 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Charlton

    4.5 miles
  • Grove Inn

    BCT · Walcot

    4.9 miles
  • Grove Inn

    BCT · Walcot

    4.9 miles
  • Grange

    BCT · Walcot

    4.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 028D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,504 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 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.

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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £227,500 from 2 recorded sales in SY5 6DA. 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Christ Church Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 147 m.

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

Recorded crime

26 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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