SY9 5BJ

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 65 m
SY9 5DL 74 m
SY9 5AA 100 m
SY9 5DJ 116 m
SY9 5AP 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY9 5BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5
Latitude
52.490346
Longitude
-2.999320
British National Grid easting
332,244
British National Grid northing
288,516

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
E00147642
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 030B · E01028992
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 030 · E02006041

Postcode source versions

Explore SY9

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Bells Court, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BJ 17 December 2020 £268,000
2, Bells Court, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BJ 12 December 2019 £295,000
3, Bells Court, Bishops Castle, SY9 5BJ 5 April 2012 £207,000

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

    296 m
  2. Bishops Castle Primary School

    Academy converter

    366 m
  3. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
132
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
  • Burglary 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY9 5 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

  • BISHOPS CASTLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SCHOOL HOUSE LANE, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5ER

    ODS code M82033

    571 m

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

  • Post Office

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.3 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.6 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.6 miles
  • Meadowcroft Cafe

    BCT · Pentrehyling

    5.7 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    6.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 030B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,614 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
2 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

Schools

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 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

132 published events cover 12 months, averaging 11 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.