SY6 6LL

Bishop's Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Church Stretton
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY6 6LN 433 m
SY6 6LJ 507 m
SY6 6LH 514 m
SY6 6JP 1.1 km
SY6 6LA 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY6 6LL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 6
Latitude
52.567644
Longitude
-2.809840
British National Grid easting
345,206
British National Grid northing
296,953

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

Explore SY6

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Holly Cottage, All Stretton, Church Stretton, SY6 6LL 27 September 2024 £212,500
Holly Cottage, All Stretton, Church Stretton, SY6 6LL 30 January 2003 £30,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Violence and sexual offences 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Public order 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

0 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY6 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
0%
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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CHURCH STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    EASTHOPE ROAD, CHURCH STRETTON, SY6 6BL

    ODS code M82008

    3.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    1.7 miles
  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    2.1 miles
  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    8.7 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    9.7 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    9.9 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.

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 £212,500 from 1 recorded sale in SY6 6LL. 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. Church Stretton School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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