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 postcode districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering 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. Despite being centred on the large English town of Shrewsbury, more than half of the postcode area is in Wales.
Coverage
The SY postcode area covers a geographically large area, covering a large part of Shropshire and small parts of Cheshire and Herefordshire in England, and a large area of mid-Wales from the English border to the Cambrian coast.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY1 | SHREWSBURY | Town Centre & North Shrewsbury | Shropshire |
| SY2 | SHREWSBURY | East Shrewsbury | Shropshire |
| SY3 | SHREWSBURY | South & West Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill | Shropshire |
| SY4 | SHREWSBURY | Baschurch, Bomere Heath, Nesscliffe, Shawbury, Wem | Shropshire |
| SY5 | SHREWSBURY | Atcham, Cressage, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Ratlinghope, Westbury | Shropshire |
| SY6 | CHURCH STRETTON | Church Stretton, Cardington | Shropshire |
| SY7 | BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH | Clun Valley, Craven Arms, Diddlebury, Leintwardine, Lingen, Munslow, Tugford | Shropshire, Herefordshire |
| SY8 | LUDLOW | Brimfield, Clee Hill, Culmington, Leinthall Starkes, Ludlow, Richard's Castle, Stoke St. Milborough | Shropshire, Herefordshire |
| SY9 | BISHOPS CASTLE | Bishop's Castle, Wentnor | Shropshire |
| SY10 | OSWESTRY | Oswestry, Gobowen | Shropshire |
| SY11 | OSWESTRY | St Martin's, West Felton | Shropshire |
| SY12 | ELLESMERE | Ellesmere | Shropshire |
| SY13 | WHITCHURCH | Whitchurch | Shropshire |
| SY14 | MALPAS | Malpas | Cheshire West and Chester, Wrexham County Borough |
| SY15 | MONTGOMERY | Montgomery, Abermule, Chirbury, Church Stoke | Powys, Shropshire |
| SY16 | NEWTOWN | Newtown | Powys |
| SY17 | CAERSWS, LLANDINAM | Caersws | Powys |
| SY18 | LLANIDLOES | Llanidloes | Powys |
| SY19 | LLANBRYNMAIR | Llanbrynmair | Powys |
| SY20 | MACHYNLLETH | Machynlleth | Powys |
| SY21 | WELSHPOOL | Welshpool | Powys |
| SY22 | LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANTFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD | Meifod | Powys |
| SY23 | ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD | Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Penparcau | Ceredigion |
| SY24 | BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT | Bow Street, Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau, Llandre | 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 Jun 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)