SY6 7WE

The Strettons · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY6 6AZ 25 m
SY6 6FD 47 m
SY6 6BJ 49 m
SY6 6FA 56 m
SY6 6EE 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY6 7WE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 July 2008
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY6
Postcode sector
SY6 7
Latitude
52.538271
Longitude
-2.804918
British National Grid easting
345,503
British National Grid northing
293,682

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011244
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147679
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 032C · E01028998
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 032 · E02006042

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
1
  1. St Lawrence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    631 m
  2. Church Stretton School

    Academy converter

    727 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Other theft 15
  • Public order 11
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Burglary 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY6 7 residents
2,705

Age bands in SY6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
9%

219 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.9%

168 residents

Age 25 to 44
11.3%

273 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.2%

756 residents

Age 65 and over
41.6%

1,007 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

    137 m

Nearby transport

  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    0.1 miles
  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    0.6 miles
  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    6.8 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    8.7 miles
  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    11.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 032C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,814 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
4 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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Lawrence CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 631 m.

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

Recorded crime

121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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