SY postcode area
Shrewsbury | |
|---|---|
  SY | |
| Coordinates: 52°39′54″N 3°03′11″W / 52.665°N 3.053°W | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | SY |
| Postcode area name | Shrewsbury |
| Post towns | 32 |
| Postcode districts | 26 |
| Postcode sectors | 86 |
| Postcodes (live) | 14,402 |
| Postcodes (total) | 17,187 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area,[2] is a group of 25 geographic, consecutive postcode districts. The first five, SY1-SY5, form Shrewsbury post town, other post towns are Aberystwyth, Bishop's Castle, Borth, Bow Street, Bucknell, Caersws, Church Stretton, Craven Arms, Ellesmere, Llanbrynmair, Llandinam, Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llanidloes, Llanon, Llanrhystud, Llansanffraid, Llanymynech, Ludlow, Lydbury North, Machynlleth, Malpas, Meifod, Montgomery, Newtown, Oswestry, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig. About half of these and the lands associated are in Wales but the bulk of the population is in the Shropshire components.
As at 2024 one non-geographic SY postcode district exists.
Coverage
The SY postcode area covers a geographically large area, stretching from the western West Midlands to the Cambrian coast. In England it covers a large part of Shropshire and small parts of Cheshire and Herefordshire, and in Wales it covers large parts of Ceredigion and Powys.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY1 | SHREWSBURY | Shrewsbury (north and town centre) | Shropshire |
| SY2 | SHREWSBURY | Shrewsbury (east) | Shropshire |
| SY3 | SHREWSBURY | Shrewsbury (south and west), Bayston Hill | Shropshire |
| SY4 | SHREWSBURY | Baschurch, Bomere Heath, Nesscliffe, Shawbury, Wem | Shropshire |
| SY5 | SHREWSBURY | Atcham, Cressage, Criggion, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Ratlinghope, Westbury, Wroxeter | Shropshire, Powys |
| SY6 | CHURCH STRETTON | Church Stretton, Cardington | Shropshire |
| SY7 | BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH | Craven Arms, Clun Valley, Diddlebury, Leintwardine, Lingen, Munslow, Tugford | Shropshire, Herefordshire |
| SY8 | LUDLOW | Ludlow, Brimfield, Clee Hill, Culmington, Leinthall Starkes, Richard's Castle, Stoke St. Milborough | Shropshire, Herefordshire |
| SY9 | BISHOPS CASTLE | Bishop's Castle, Wentnor | Shropshire |
| SY10 | OSWESTRY | Oswestry (outskirts), Gobowen, Llansilin, Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Pen-y-bont-fawr, Llanwddyn | Shropshire, Powys |
| SY11 | OSWESTRY | Oswestry (most of), St Martin's, West Felton | Shropshire |
| SY12 | ELLESMERE | Ellesmere, Dudleston Heath (Criftins), Welshampton, Lyneal, Colemere, Cockshutt, English Frankton, Tetchill, Hordley, Bagley | Shropshire |
| SY13 | WHITCHURCH | Whitchurch | Shropshire |
| SY14 | MALPAS | Malpas, Tilston, No Man's Heath, Bickley, Hampton, Shocklach, Bulkeley, Bickerton, Cuddington Heath, Cholmondeley, Threapwood, Barton, Duckington | Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Wrexham |
| SY15 | MONTGOMERY | Montgomery, Abermule, Chirbury, Church Stoke | Powys, Shropshire |
| SY16 | NEWTOWN | Newtown, Tregynon, Bettws Cedewain | Powys |
| SY17 | CAERSWS, LLANDINAM | Caersws, Llandinam, Trefeglwys, Carno, Llanwnnog, Pontdolgoch, Clatter | Powys |
| SY18 | LLANIDLOES | Llanidloes, Llangurig, Van, Tylwch | Powys |
| SY19 | LLANBRYNMAIR | Llanbrynmair, Llan, Bont Dolgadfan, Dolfach, Talerddig, Staylittle, Pennant, Dylife | Powys |
| SY20 | MACHYNLLETH | Machynlleth, Corris | Powys, Gwynedd |
| SY21 | WELSHPOOL | Welshpool, Marton, Stockton | Powys, Shropshire |
| SY22 | LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANTFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD | Llanfechain, Llanfyllin, Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain, Llanymynech, Meifod | Powys |
| SY23 | ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD | Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Penparcau, Llanon, Llanrhystud | Ceredigion |
| SY24 | BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT | Borth, Bow Street, Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau, Llandre, Talybont | Ceredigion |
| SY25 | YSTRAD MEURIG, TREGARON | Ystrad Meurig, Tregaron | Ceredigion |
| SY99 | SHREWSBURY | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |
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See also
References
- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)