SY9 5AF

Bishop's Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bishops Castle
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY9 5FD 190 m
SY9 5AG 216 m
SY9 5AY 235 m
SY9 5BJ 252 m
SY9 5AW 257 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY9 5AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5
Latitude
52.488087
Longitude
-2.999622
British National Grid easting
332,220
British National Grid northing
288,265

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011223
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147643
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 030F · E01035071
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 030 · E02006041

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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20 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Grange Gardens, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF 11 December 2024 £469,000
Panorama, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF 20 September 2024 £460,000
Morfields, Church Lane, Bishops Castle, SY9 5AF 31 May 2024 £475,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. The Community College, Bishop's Castle

    Foundation school

    236 m
  2. Bishops Castle Primary School

    Academy converter

    561 m
  3. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
131
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 20
  • Other theft 13
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
36

19 female, 17 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.1
SY9 5 residents
2,821

Age bands in SY9 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.4%

390 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

214 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.7%

486 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

880 residents

Age 65 and over
32.2%

937 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY9 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
9.1%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
9.1%
Gigabit-capable
9.1%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BISHOPS CASTLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SCHOOL HOUSE LANE, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5ER

    ODS code M82033

    804 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.4 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.7 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.7 miles
  • Meadowcroft Cafe

    BCT · Pentrehyling

    5.8 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    6.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 030F, 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

14,042 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £459,000 from 6 recorded sales in SY9 5AF. 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

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. The Community College, Bishop's Castle is the nearest published school at 236 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

131 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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