SY Postcode Area for the Shrewsbury Region

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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.

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Map of the SY Shrewsbury Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the SY Postcode

SY Area Statistics
Width from East to West 71.47 mi
Height from North to South 66.76 mi
Area of SY 829.14 mi²
Maximum Width 87.46 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 366.28 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 26
Number of Postcode Sectors 82
Number of Post Towns 32
Number of Postcodes 14,458
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The SY postcode area represents a group of 25 postal districts in the Shrewsbury area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters s and y in Shrewsbury. The area 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%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

SHREWSBURY
SY1 ShropshireSY2 ShropshireSY3 ShropshireSY4 ShropshireSY5 Powys (2%), Shropshire (97%)SY99
CHURCH STRETTON
SY6 Shropshire
BUCKNELL
SY7 Herefordshire (11%), Shropshire (88%)
CRAVEN ARMS
SY7 Herefordshire (11%), Shropshire (88%)
LYDBURY NORTH
SY7 Herefordshire (11%), Shropshire (88%)
LUDLOW
SY8 Herefordshire (13%), Shropshire (86%)
BISHOPS CASTLE
SY9 Powys (1%), Shropshire (98%)
OSWESTRY
SY10 Powys (24%), Shropshire (74%)SY11 Shropshire
ELLESMERE
SY12 Shropshire
WHITCHURCH
SY13 Cheshire (8%), Clwyd (13%), Shropshire (77%)
MALPAS
SY14 Cheshire (86%), Clwyd (7%), Shropshire (6%)
MONTGOMERY
SY15 Powys (83%), Shropshire (16%)
NEWTOWN
SY16 Powys
CAERSWS
SY17 Powys
LLANDINAM
SY17 Powys
LLANIDLOES
SY18 Powys
LLANBRYNMAIR
SY19 Powys
MACHYNLLETH
SY20 Dyfed (7%), Gwynedd (31%), Powys (61%)
WELSHPOOL
SY21 Powys (98%), Shropshire (1%)
LLANFECHAIN
SY22 Powys (92%), Shropshire (7%)
LLANFYLLIN
SY22 Powys (92%), Shropshire (7%)
LLANSANTFFRAID
SY22 Powys (92%), Shropshire (7%)
LLANYMYNECH
SY22 Powys (92%), Shropshire (7%)
MEIFOD
SY22 Powys (92%), Shropshire (7%)
ABERYSTWYTH
SY23 Dyfed
LLANON
SY23 Dyfed
LLANRHYSTUD
SY23 Dyfed
BORTH
SY24 Dyfed
BOW STREET
SY24 Dyfed
TALYBONT
SY24 Dyfed
TREGARON
SY25 Dyfed
YSTRAD MEURIG
SY25 Dyfed

Where is the SY Postcode Area?

The SY Shrewsbury Postcode has it's West in Wales and it's East is in the West Midlands of England.. The 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,


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the 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 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.

Building Area Summary
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 (m²) 37,088,323 (m²) 0.61%
Map of the SY Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of SY in relation to other areas

There are 18 towns within the Shrewsbury postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the SY
Map of Posttowns in the SY Postal Area
Area of the SY postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 6,067,463²
Miles 23,427²
Feet 653,095,649,857²
Kilometres 60,675²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • 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

Nearby Postcodes

TF
LL
CW
LD
WV
WR
CH
SA
DY
HR

Councils within the SY Area

Councils within the SY area
Shropshire (9080 postcodes)
Powys - Powys (3076 postcodes)
Sir Ceredigion - Ceredigion (1390 postcodes)
Cheshire West and Chester (B) (286 postcodes)
County of Herefordshire (187 postcodes)
Wrecsam - Wrexham (162 postcodes)
Gwynedd - Gwynedd (142 postcodes)
Cheshire East (B) (109 postcodes)
Telford and Wrekin (B) (25 postcodes)
Malvern Hills District (1 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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