SY5 6SA

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 6SE 776 m
SY5 6SB 791 m
SY5 6RZ 903 m
TF6 5AG 961 m
SY5 6RX 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 6SA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 6
Latitude
52.661928
Longitude
-2.575247
British National Grid easting
361,190
British National Grid northing
307,288

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011300
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147582
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028D · E01028980
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Rushton Cottages, 2, Upper Longwood, Eaton Constantine, Shrewsbury, SY5 6SA 22 November 2024 £1,035,000
Neves Castle, Upper Longwood, Eaton Constantine, Shrewsbury, SY5 6SA 12 January 2006 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Christ Church Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  2. Buildwas Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.6 km
  3. Overley Hall School

    Other independent special school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Drugs 1
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

2 female, 5 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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.

Nearby transport

  • The Wrekin Forest Glen Car Park

    BCT · Wrekin

    2.0 miles
  • Farm

    BCT · Charlton

    2.6 miles
  • Wrekin View

    BCT · Wrockwardine

    2.8 miles
  • Wrekin View

    BCT · Wrockwardine

    2.8 miles
  • St Peters Church

    BCT · Wrockwardine

    3.0 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
0
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 £1,035,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY5 6SA. 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 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

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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