SY6 6PN Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: The Strettons. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Crown Lane, Little Stretton: 11 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (21% of about 1,210 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 5.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- THE TAN HOUSE, grade II*
- BIRCHER COTTAGE, grade II
- LINDEN LEA, grade II
- MILESTONE 27 METRES SOUTH WEST OF THE MALT HOUSE, grade II
- THE MALT HOUSE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 7 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 11 addresses are between 182 m and 183 m above sea level (182 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Church Stretton 123,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Green Dragon Inn Little Stretton | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Craven Arms | 8.6 km (5.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 73.2 km (45 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church Stretton Medical Centre | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Msn & Lunts Pharmacy | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Stretton Dental Practice | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishops Castle Hospital | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Castle Police Station | 12.5 km (7.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Midcounties Co-op Church Stretton | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 4,740 m² | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 2.9 ha | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 9,640 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Tan House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m north-west. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Tan House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m north-west |
| The Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m north |
| Brockhurst Castle: a tower keep castle and causeway, 200m south of Brockhurst | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) north |
| Motte castle 80m north east of Home Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Bowl barrow on Ashlet Hill, 800m WSW of Longmynd Hotel | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Ragleth Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Ragleth Wood | Wood | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Callow | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) west |
| Oakleymill Waterfall | Waterfall | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Townbrook Valley | Valley | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.7 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 6 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 8 |
8 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 7% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 43% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 87% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 43% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 30% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 8 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Crown Lane.