A wide range of spatial data has been analysed to present this overview of the SY Postcode. If you would like anything added, please contact us.
This section of the site is all about the SY Postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as SY1.
The SY postcode area represents a group of postal districts in the Shrewsbury area of the United Kingdom. The area code SY stands for the letters s and y in Shrewsbury. SY has a population of 342,140 and covers an area of 6,067,463 hectares. Fun fact: 0.53% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.
The postcode area falls within the following counties: Shropshire (63.25%), Powys (21.08%), Dyfed (9.95%), Cheshire (2.57%), Herefordshire (1.20%), Clwyd (1.02%), Gwynedd (0.91%), Worcestershire (0.01%).
The SY Shrewsbury Postcode has it's West in Wales and it's East is in the West Midlands of England. TheSY postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: TF - Telford, LL - Llandudno, CW - Crewe, LD - Llandrindod Wells, WV - Wolverhampton, WR - Worcester, CH - Chester, SA - Swansea, DY - Dudley and HR - Hereford, It also borders Cardigan Bay,
Explore the SY Shrewsbury postcode area by using our interactive map.
I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the SY postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the SY postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is SY19 and the most urban is SY1.
Postcode District | Total Area (m²) | Footprint Area (m²) | Built Percentage % |
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SY19 | 148,597,104 | 207,610 | 0.14% |
SY20 | 506,393,774 | 850,097 | 0.17% |
SY25 | 394,047,850 | 750,648 | 0.19% |
SY18 | 244,478,245 | 609,360 | 0.25% |
SY17 | 178,017,615 | 673,781 | 0.38% |
SY24 | 102,258,373 | 435,305 | 0.43% |
SY7 | 434,204,899 | 1,884,387 | 0.43% |
SY23 | 540,745,731 | 2,559,000 | 0.47% |
SY10 | 499,529,628 | 2,369,835 | 0.47% |
SY9 | 85,766,826 | 433,012 | 0.50% |
SY21 | 523,265,361 | 2,600,879 | 0.50% |
SY6 | 141,800,795 | 866,607 | 0.61% |
SY15 | 147,735,356 | 945,503 | 0.64% |
SY5 | 464,125,583 | 3,046,390 | 0.66% |
SY22 | 210,122,921 | 1,396,617 | 0.66% |
SY16 | 218,767,374 | 1,699,455 | 0.78% |
SY14 | 116,701,191 | 918,828 | 0.79% |
SY12 | 119,576,527 | 950,327 | 0.79% |
SY8 | 256,973,736 | 2,087,058 | 0.81% |
SY4 | 359,656,250 | 3,381,980 | 0.94% |
SY13 | 230,973,332 | 2,430,903 | 1.05% |
SY11 | 88,258,038 | 1,795,060 | 2.03% |
SY3 | 36,056,119 | 1,797,964 | 4.99% |
SY2 | 8,526,746 | 874,747 | 10.26% |
SY1 | 10,824,611 | 1,522,970 | 14.07% |
SY Total | 6,067,403,985 (m²) | 37,088,323 (m²) | 0.61% |
There are 25 postcode districts within the Shrewsbury postcode area
There are 18 towns within the Shrewsbury postcode area.
Unit | Area² |
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Hectares | 6,067,463² |
Miles | 23,427² |
Feet | 653,095,649,857² |
Kilometres | 60,675² |