SY6 7EA Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Corvedale. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Unnamed street near Roman Bank, Rushbury: 3 addresses
- Roman Bank, Roman Bank: 1 address
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 E (24% of about 510 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 4 addresses are between 158 m and 165 m above sea level (162 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% 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 | 6.2 km |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Burnside Roman Bank | 550 m |
| EV charging points | Essex Road | 6.2 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 66.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Church Stretton Medical Centre | 6.3 km |
| Pharmacies | Msn & Lunts Pharmacy | 6.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Stretton Dental Practice | 6.2 km |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 15.9 km |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 16.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Play area | Unnamed 280 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.9 ha | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church, a scheduled monument, 330 m north. 13 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Packhorse bridge S of St Peter's Church | Scheduled monument | 330 m north |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade II* | 620 m north |
| Motte castle immediately north east of Church Farm | Scheduled monument | 730 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Wood | Wood | 470 m south-east |
| Lily Wood | Wood | 580 m south |
| Black Wood | Wood | 710 m south-east |
| Roman Hill | Hill | 840 m east |
| Hope Dale | Valley | 1.1 km south-east |
| Upper Pool | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 73% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 11% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 57% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 19% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 45% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Unnamed street near Roman Bank.