SY9 5DG

Bishop's Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY9 5BN 37 m
SY9 5DB 72 m
SY9 5BG 75 m
SY9 5BW 86 m
SY9 5BU 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY9 5DG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2011
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5
Latitude
52.494923
Longitude
-2.998098
British National Grid easting
332,334
British National Grid northing
289,024

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
E00147639
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 030B · E01028992
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 030 · E02006041

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
1
  1. Bishops Castle Primary School

    Academy converter

    429 m
  2. The Community College, Bishop's Castle

    Foundation school

    729 m
  3. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
122
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Other theft 12
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Public order 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • BISHOPS CASTLE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SCHOOL HOUSE LANE, BISHOPS CASTLE, SY9 5ER

    ODS code M82033

    218 m

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.1 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.4 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.4 miles
  • Meadowcroft Cafe

    BCT · Pentrehyling

    5.6 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    6.9 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bishops Castle Primary School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

122 published events cover 12 months, averaging 10.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 54 events.

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