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SY5 6JN

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
SY5 6JG 21 m
SY5 6JH 24 m
SY5 6LD 94 m
SY5 6LA 116 m
SY5 6LB 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6JN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2004
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.664059
Longitude
-2.683392
British National Grid easting
353,878
British National Grid northing
307,589

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Severn Valley · E05016065
Parish or community
E04013484
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147468
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 024F · E01035068
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 024 · E02006038

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

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    4.5 km

  2. Condover CofE Primary School

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    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
47
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 23
  • Other theft 7
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 2

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.7 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.7 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    4.3 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    4.3 miles

  • Grove Inn

    BCT · Walcot

    4.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 024F, 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

15,707 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

47 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 23 events.

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