SY postcode area
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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 postcode districts in the West Midlands and Mid Wales, with small areas in North West England and North Wales. Together the districts cover most of Shropshire, north Powys, north Ceredigion, and part of south Cheshire. In addition, the SY7 and SY8 districts cover a small part of north Herefordshire, and the SY14 and SY20 districts also contain very small parts of Gwynedd and Wrexham County Borough respectively. The postcode area contains 32 post towns.
Post towns
[edit]- Aberystwyth
- Bishop's Castle
- Borth
- Bow Street
- Bucknell
- Caersws
- Church Stretton
- Craven Arms
- Ellesmere
- Llanbrynmair
- Llandinam
- Llanfechain
- Llanfyllin
- Llanidloes
- Llanon
- Llanrhystud
- Llansantffraid
- Llanymynech
- Ludlow
- Lydbury North
- Machynlleth
- Malpas
- Meifod
- Montgomery
- Newtown
- Oswestry
- Shrewsbury
- Talybont
- Tregaron
- Welshpool
- Whitchurch
- Ystrad Meurig
Coverage
[edit]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 | Bucknell, Lingen | Shropshire, Herefordshire |
| CRAVEN ARMS | Craven Arms, Clun Valley, Diddlebury, Leintwardine, Munslow, Tugford | ||
| LYDBURY NORTH | Lydbury North | Shropshire | |
| 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, Whixall | 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 | Caersws, Trefeglwys, Carno, Llanwnnog, Pontdolgoch, Clatter | Powys |
| LLANDINAM | Llandinam | ||
| 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 | Llanfechain | Powys |
| LLANFYLLIN | Llanfyllin | ||
| LLANSANTFFRAID | Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain | ||
| LLANYMYNECH | Llanymynech | ||
| MEIFOD | Meifod | ||
| SY23 | ABERYSTWYTH | Aberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, Penparcau | Ceredigion, Powys |
| LLANON | Llanon | ||
| LLANRHYSTUD | Llanrhystud | ||
| SY24 | BORTH | Borth | Ceredigion |
| BOW STREET | Bow Street, Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau, Llandre | ||
| TALYBONT | Talybont | ||
| SY25 | YSTRAD MEURIG | Ystrad Meurig | Ceredigion, Powys |
| TREGARON | Tregaron | ||
| SY99 | SHREWSBURY | Jobcentre Plus | non-geographic |
Map
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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)