SY6 6LG

Bishop's Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY6 6LF 132 m
SY6 6LQ 212 m
SY6 6LU 698 m
SY6 6LE 810 m
SY6 6LD 979 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY6 6LG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 6
Latitude
52.573599
Longitude
-2.789380
British National Grid easting
346,600
British National Grid northing
297,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011204
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147475
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028B · E01028960
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Church Stretton School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km
  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.5 km
  3. Longnor CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
15
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 12
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY6 6 residents
4,206

Age bands in SY6 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
10.3%

456 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

361 residents

Age 25 to 44
14%

619 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,331 residents

Age 65 and over
37.6%

1,666 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

  • CHURCH STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOPE ROAD, CHURCH STRETTON, SY6 6BL

    ODS code M82008

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    2.3 miles
  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    2.6 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    9.2 miles
  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    9.3 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    9.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 028B, 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

14,611 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Church Stretton School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

15 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 12 events.

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