SY6 6NR

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 6NT 374 m
SY6 6NP 866 m
SY6 6NS 894 m
SY6 6NU 1.0 km
SY5 8BF 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY6 6NR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 6
Latitude
52.590319
Longitude
-2.835441
British National Grid easting
343,500
British National Grid northing
299,495

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011361
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147483
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028B · E01028960
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

Explore SY6

15 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Jordan Cottage, Picklescott, Church Stretton, SY6 6NR 25 July 2025 £420,000
The Smithy, Picklescott, Church Stretton, SY6 6NR 6 December 2024 £460,000
Hall Farm, Picklescott, Church Stretton, SY6 6NR 30 August 2024 £665,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
0
Primary
0
Secondary
0

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

16 female, 19 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.2
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 0.8% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
6.7%

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

  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    3.3 miles
  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    3.9 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    8.3 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    8.4 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    9.0 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
1
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 £552,500 from 4 recorded sales in SY6 6NR. 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

0 open schools are in scope, including 0 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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