# SY6 6PQ: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY6 6PQ is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at SY6 6PQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy6) › [SY6 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy6-6)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Shropshire 032C: 26 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **Church Stretton, 130 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **1 of 16 properties in SY6 6PQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 032C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY6 6PQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SY6 6PQ**: Road 59 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ
- **4.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Lawrence CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-lawrence-cofe-primary-school-e123468) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Church Stretton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/church-stretton-school-e139455) | Secondary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £185,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| December 2025 | £327,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2024 | £114,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| September 2023 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| January 2024 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £155,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Church Stretton (130 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHURCH STRETTON MEDICAL CENTRE (240 m)
- Pharmacies: MSN & LUNTS PHARMACY (410 m)
- Dental practices: STRETTON DENTAL PRACTICE (180 m); DENTAL SURGERY (460 m)
- Supermarkets: EG - OTM - Church Stretton (110 m, Spar); Co-op Church Stretton Food (320 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 032C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.0** (2025). Shropshire 032C has a deprivation score of 11.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,919th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £383,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 032C was £383,750 in 2025. Joint 9,605th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,249** (2021). Shropshire 032C had 2,249 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,431st most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 69.1%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 032C, 69.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SY6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £395,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY6 was £395,000 in 2025. Joint 615th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 6,856** (2021). SY6 had 6,856 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 568th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SY6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 52.0%** (January 2026). In SY6, 52.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.5363, -2.8030

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.8030,52.5363,SY66PQ

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