Map of the SY postcode area
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Overview
This page brings together mapped and statistical information for the SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postal area.
The SY postcode area spans parts of Wales and the West Midlands of England.
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode 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.
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%).
Quick facts
| Width east to west | 71.47 mi |
|---|---|
| Height north to south | 66.76 mi |
| Area | 829.14 mi² |
| Maximum width | 87.46 mi |
| Perimeter | 366.28 mi |
| Postcode districts | 26 |
| Postcode sectors | 82 |
| Post towns | 32 |
| Postcodes | 14,458 |
| Population | 342,140 |
The SY postcode area has a population of 342,140 and covers 6,067,463 hectares. Roughly 0.53% of the population of Great Britain lives here.
Post towns and postcode districts
Where is the SY postcode area?
How built up is the postcode area?
This compares building footprint coverage against the total land area across each postcode district. The least urban district is SY19 and the most urban is SY1.
| Postcode district | Total area (m²) | Footprint area (m²) | Built percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| SY7 | 434,204,899 | 1,884,387 | 0.43% |
| SY24 | 102,258,373 | 435,305 | 0.43% |
| SY10 | 499,529,628 | 2,369,835 | 0.47% |
| SY23 | 540,745,731 | 2,559,000 | 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% |
| SY12 | 119,576,527 | 950,327 | 0.79% |
| SY14 | 116,701,191 | 918,828 | 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% |
| Total | 6,067,403,985 | 37,088,323 | 0.61% |
Area measurements
| Hectares | 6,067,463 |
|---|---|
| Square miles | 23,426.60 |
| Square feet | 653,095,649,857.00 |
| Square kilometres | 60,674.63 |
Postal delivery offices
- Aberystwyth Delivery Office
- Church Stretton Delivery Office
- Con Delivery Office Ver Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Craven Arms Delivery Office
- Cressage Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Ellesmere Delivery Office
- Llanfyllin Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Llanidloes Delivery Office
- Ludlow Delivery Office
- Machynlleth Delivery Office
- Minsterley Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Newtown Delivery Office
- Oswestry Delivery Office
- Pontesbury Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Shrewsbury Delivery Office
- Tregaron Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Welshpool Delivery Office
- Wem Delivery Office
- Westbury Scale Payment Delivery Office
- Whitchurch (sy) Delivery Office
Tourist attractions within the area
We found 13 visitor attractions within the Shrewsbury postcode area.
| Clun Town Trust Museum |
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| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Stokesay Castle |
| Historic Properties |
| Castle / Fort |
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| THE MOAT SHED |
| Visitor Centres |
| Heritage / Visitor Centre |
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| Coleham Pumping Station |
| Workplace |
| Industrial / Craft Workplace |
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| The Abbey Church, Shrewsbury |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
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| Ditherington Flax Mill |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| St Mary the Virgin Shrewsbury |
| Historic Properties |
| Other Historic Property |
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| St Laurence's Church |
| Places of Worship |
| Place of Worship (still in use) |
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| Haughmond Abbey |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Whitchurch Heritage Centre |
| Museums & Art Galleries |
| Museum and / or Art Gallery |
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| Attingham Park |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic House / House and Garden / Palace |
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| Wroxeter Roman City |
| Historic Properties |
| Historic Monument / Archaeological Site |
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| Hawkstone Historic Park and Follies |
| Country Parks |
| Country Park |
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Neighbouring context
The postcode area borders the following neighbouring postcode 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.
Towns and villages within the area
- Aberangell — village
- Aberhafesp — village
- Aberhosan — village
- Aberllefenni — village
- Abermule — village
- Aberystwyth — town
- Acton Burnell — village
- Adfa — village
- Adforton — village
- Alberbury — village
- All Stretton — village
- Annscroft — village
- Arddlin — village
- Ash Magna — village
- Ashford Carbonell — village
- Astley — village
- Aston — village
- Aston Munslow — village
- Aston on Clun — village
- Atcham — village
- Barton — village
- Baschurch — village
- Batchcott — otherSettlement
- Bayston Hill — village
- Belan — otherSettlement
- Bentlawnt — village
- Berriew — village
- Berrington — village
- Bettisfield — village
- Bettws Cedewain — village
- Bickley Moss — otherSettlement
- Bicton — village
- Bishop's Castle — town
- Bitterley — village
- Blaenpennal — otherSettlement
- Bomere Heath — village
- Bont Dolgadfan — village
- Borth — village
- Bow Street — village
- Brimfield — village
- Brockton — village
- Bromfield — village
- Bronant — village
- Bronington — village
- Bronygarth — village
- Brooklands — village
- Broome — village
- Bucknell — village
- Bulkeley — village
- Burford — village
- Burleydam — village
- Burlton — village
- Buttington — village
- Bwlch-y-cibau — village
- Caerhowel — village
- Caersws — village
- Calverhall — village
- Cantlop — otherSettlement
- Capel Dewi — village
- Cardington — village
- Carno — village
- Castle Caereinion — village
- Caynham — village
- Cefn — village
- Cefn Coch — otherSettlement
- Ceinws — village
- Cemmaes — village
- Chirbury — village
- Church Preen — otherSettlement
- Church Stretton — town
- Churchstoke — village
- Clatter — village
- Cleehill — village
- Clive — village
- Clun — village
- Clunbury — village
- Clungunford — village
- Clunton — village
- Cnwch Coch — village
- Cockshutt — village
- Coedway — village
- Comins Coch — village
- Commins Coch — village
- Condover — village
- Corfton — village
- Corris — village
- Corris Uchaf — village
- Coundarbour — village
- Craven Arms — town
- Cressage — village
- Crewgreen — village
- Criggion — otherSettlement
- Cross Houses — village
- Cross Inn — village
- Cruckton — village
- Culmington — village
- Cwm-Llinau — village
- Cwmystwyth — otherSettlement
- Derwenlas — village
- Diddlebury — village
- Dinas Mawddwy — village
- Dolypandy — village
- Dorrington — village
- Dudleston Heath — village
- Eaton Constantine — village
- Edgebolton — village
- Edgerley — village
- Eglwys Fach — village
- Ellesmere — town
- Elson — village
- Elton — otherSettlement
- Exfords Green — village
- Farden — village
- Fauls — village
- Ffair-Rhos — village
- Foel — village
- Ford — village
- Forden — village
- Forge — village
- Four Crosses — village
- Frodesley — village
- Furnace — village
- Garthmyl — village
- Glantwymyn — village
- Gobowen — village
- Goginan — village
- Grafton — village
- Great Ryton — village
- Grinshill — village
- Guilsfield — village
- Gungrog — otherSettlement
- Hadnall — village
- Halford — village
- Halfway House — village
- Hampton Heath — village
- Hanmer — village
- Hanwood — village
- Hanwood Bank — village
- Harley — village
- Harmer Hill — village
- Harnage — otherSettlement
- Hayton's Bent — village
- Hendomen — village
- Hengoed — village
- Hints — village
- Hook-a-gate — village
- Hope Bagot — otherSettlement
- Hope Bowdler — village
- Hopesay — village
- Horseman's Green — village
- Ightfield — village
- Kerry / Ceri — village
- Kinnerley — village
- Knockin — village
- Knockin Heath — village
- Knowbury — village
- Knowle — village
- Lee Brockhurst — village
- Leebotwood — village
- Leighton — village
- Leintwardine — village
- Little Hereford — village
- Little Ness — village
- Little Ryton — village
- Little Stretton — village
- Llanafan — village
- Llanbadarn Fawr — village
- Llanbrynmair — village
- Llanddeiniol — village
- Llanddewi Brefi — village
- Llandrinio — village
- Llandyssil — village
- Llanerfyl — village
- Llanfair Caereinion — town
- Llanfarian — village
- Llanfechain — village
- Llanfihangel-geneu'r-glyn / Llandre — village
- Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn — village
- Llanfyllin — town
- Llangadfan — village
- Llangedwyn — village
- Llangeitho — village
- Llangorwen — village
- Llangurig — village
- Llangwyryfon — village
- Llangynog — village
- Llanidloes — town
- Llanilar — village
- Llanllwchaiarn — village
- Llannon / Llanon — village
- Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant — village
- Llanrhystud — village
- Llansantffraed / Llansantffraid — village
- Llansantffraidd-ym-Mechain — village
- Llansilin — village
- Llanwddyn — village
- Llanwnog — village
- Llanymynech — village
- Llawr-y-glyn — village
- Lledrod — village
- Llwyn-y-groes — village
- Llynclys — village
- Longden — village
- Longden Common — village
- Longnor — village
- Loppington — village
- Ludford — village
- Ludlow — town
- Lydbury North — village
- Lydham — village
- Lyneal — village
- Lythbank — village
- Machynlleth — town
- Maes-bangor — village
- Maesbrook — village
- Maesbury — village
- Maesbury Marsh — village
- Malpas — village
- Manafon — village
- Marbury — village
- Marchamley — village
- Marton — village
- Meifod — village
- Merrington — otherSettlement
- Middleton — village
- Middletown — village
- Minllyn — village
- Minsterley — village
- Montford Bridge — village
- Morda — village
- Moretonwood — otherSettlement
- Morton — village
- Munslow — village
- Myddle — village
- Nantmawr — village
- Nesscliffe — village
- Newcastle — village
- Newtown — town
- Newtown — village
- No Man's Heath — village
- Northwood — village
- Onibury — village
- Orleton — village
- Oswestry — town
- Pant — village
- Park Hall — village
- Pen-y-garn — village
- Penegoes — village
- Pennal — village
- Pennant — village
- Pennerley — otherSettlement
- Penrhyn-coch — village
- Pentre — village
- Pentre — village
- Pentre-llyn — village
- Penybontfawr — village
- Perthy — village
- Petton — village
- Plealey — village
- Pont Lanio — village
- Pont-rhyd-y-groes — village
- Pontarfynach / Devil's Bridge — village
- Ponterwyd — village
- Pontesbury — village
- Pontesford — village
- Pontrhydfendigaid — village
- Pontrobert — village
- Pool Quay — village
- Porth-y-waen — village
- Prees — village
- Prees Green — village
- Prees Heath — village
- Prees Higher Heath — village
- Priest Weston — village
- Pulverbatch — village
- Queen's Head — village
- Rednal — otherSettlement
- Rhewl — village
- Rhoswiel — village
- Rhydypennau — village
- Richards Castle — village
- Rockgreen — village
- Rodington — village
- Rodington Heath — village
- Rowton — village
- Ruyton-XI-Towns — village
- Sarn — village
- Seifton — village
- Selattyn — village
- Shawbury — village
- Sheet — village
- Shocklach — village
- Shrawardine — village
- Shrewsbury — town
- Snailbeach — village
- Somerwood — village
- St Martins — village
- Stanton upon Hine Heath — village
- Stapleton — village
- Steel Heath — otherSettlement
- Stepaside — village
- Stiperstones — village
- Stoke St Milborough — village
- Tal-y-bont — village
- Tallarn Green — village
- Tetchill — village
- Threapwood — village
- Tilstock — village
- Tilston — village
- Tre Taliesin — village
- Tre'r llai / Leighton — village
- Tre'r-ddol — village
- Trefaldwyn / Montgomery — town
- Trefeglwys — village
- Treflach — village
- Trefonen — village
- Tregaron — town
- Tregynon — village
- Trewern — village
- Uffington — village
- Upper Battlefield — village
- Upper Cound — village
- Upton Magna — village
- Walford Heath — village
- Wall under Heywood — village
- Wattlesborough Heath — village
- Weirbrook — otherSettlement
- Welshampton — village
- Welshpool / Y Trallwng — town
- Wem — town
- Wentnor — village
- Wern — village
- West Felton — village
- Westbury — village
- Westhope — otherSettlement
- Weston — village
- Weston Lullingfields — village
- Weston Rhyn — village
- Westoncommon — village
- Whitchurch — town
- Whitehaven — village
- Whittington — village
- Whitton — village
- Whixall — otherSettlement
- Wilcott — village
- Wistanstow — village
- Withington — village
- Worthen — village
- Wroxeter — village
- Wykey — otherSettlement
- Wyson — village
- Ynyslas — village
- Yockleton — village
- Ysbyty Ystwyth — village