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SY5 6HY

Severn Valley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Severn Valley
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY2 6LX 194 m
SY5 6HT 210 m
SY2 6JH 220 m
SY2 6JL 249 m
SY2 6JF 269 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6HY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2007
Terminated
1 January 2019
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.686101
Longitude
-2.722806
British National Grid easting
351,237
British National Grid northing
310,067

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Severn Valley · E05016065
Parish or community
E04013483
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00187181
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 024E · E01035067
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 024 · E02006038

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    992 m

  2. Prestfelde School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

  3. St Giles CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
357
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 161
  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Shoplifting 44
  • Other theft 26
  • Public order 23

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    1.4 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.1 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    2.4 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    3.4 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    3.5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    3.6 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.7 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.7 miles

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.7 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    2.1 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    2.1 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    3.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 024E, 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

18,453 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 992 m.

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

Recorded crime

357 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 161 events.

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