SY6 postcode area · Shropshire

The SY6 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 32 to 65 across them. Every full SY6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SY6 district, Church Stretton is the strongest performer at 65 out of 100 (#2,384 of 6,856 nationally); Craven Arms & Broadstone is the weakest at 32. 1 of the 5 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £337,500 in Craven Arms & Broadstone to £390,000 in Church Stretton.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,948a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime32per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)53

Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SY6 district

£390,000median home sold over the past year · +14.7% over 5 years · -4.3% over the year · 95 sales

Detached£525,000

Semi-detached£345,000

Terraced—

Flat£115,000

Shropshire£275,000

West Midlands£252,500

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Church StrettonShropshire	2,384	65	£390,000
Cressage, Dorrington & PulverbatchShropshire	3,227	53	£375,000
Clun & BucknellShropshire	4,173	39	£368,500
Bishop's Castle, Brockton & ChirburyShropshire	4,378	36	£351,600
Craven Arms & BroadstoneShropshire	4,639	32	£337,500

People living in SY6 Census 2021

Residents32,007

Median age (est.)53

Density28per km²

No qualifications16%

Degree or above37%

No car or van9%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 16%45–64 31%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 9%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 28%Couple, no children 22%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 6%Other 23%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 19% · Professional 17% · Managers & directors 16%

All occupation groups

Skilled trades	19%
Professional	17%
Managers & directors	16%
Associate professional	10%
Elementary	9%
Caring & leisure	9%
Administrative	8%
Sales & customer service	6%
Process & plant	6%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY6.

SY9 SY7 SY15 LD7 SY21 TF13 SY5 SY3

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.