SY9 5HE

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 5HF 64 m
SY9 5FE 130 m
SY9 5HJ 180 m
SY9 5HD 445 m
SY9 5HB 454 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY9 5HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2018
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY9
Postcode sector
SY9 5
Latitude
52.516378
Longitude
-2.980385
British National Grid easting
333,569
British National Grid northing
291,394

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011311
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147644
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 030F · E01035071
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Bishops Castle Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  2. The Community College, Bishop's Castle

    Foundation school

    3.3 km
  3. Norbury Primary School and Nursery

    Foundation school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
11
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Other theft 1

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

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Churchstoke

    3.9 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.2 miles
  • Old School House

    BCT · Churchstoke

    4.2 miles
  • Meadowcroft Cafe

    BCT · Pentrehyling

    5.9 miles
  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    7.2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Bishops Castle Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

11 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 3 events.

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