SY5 6QF

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 6QA 146 m
SY5 6QL 211 m
SY5 6QG 224 m
SY5 6QE 231 m
SY5 6QH 320 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6QF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2011
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.677323
Longitude
-2.680980
British National Grid easting
354,055
British National Grid northing
309,063

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
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
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  2. St Lucia's CofE Primary School & Nursery

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km
  3. Prestfelde School

    Other independent school

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
39
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 20
  • Other theft 5
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    4.1 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Flagwall

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.0 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.1 miles
  • Grange

    BCT · Walcot

    3.8 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    3.8 miles
  • Grange

    BCT · Walcot

    3.8 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Mereside Church of England Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 2.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

39 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 20 events.

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