SY6 6HD postcode in Church Stretton, Shropshire

SY6 6HD is a postcode in Church Stretton, in the The Strettons ward of Shropshire. It is in the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SY6 6HD can get it Across Shropshire: 75% Typical price £370,000 Homes sold in SY6 6, last 12 months. ▲ 5.7% on the year before Nearest station Church Stretton 1.1 km in a straight line

Where SY6 6HD is, and what is near it

Map of SY6 6HD and what is near it Map of SY6 6HD: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the SY6 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SY6 6AE: also in SY6 6SY6 6AF: also in SY6 6SY6 6AH: also in SY6 6SY6 6AJ: also in SY6 6SY6 6AL: also in SY6 6SY6 6AN: also in SY6 6SY6 6AQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6AR: also in SY6 6SY6 6AS: also in SY6 6SY6 6AT: also in SY6 6SY6 6AU: also in SY6 6SY6 6AX: also in SY6 6SY6 6AY: also in SY6 6SY6 6AZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6BB: also in SY6 6SY6 6BD: also in SY6 6SY6 6BF: also in SY6 6SY6 6BG: also in SY6 6SY6 6BH: also in SY6 6SY6 6BJ: also in SY6 6SY6 6BL: also in SY6 6SY6 6BN: also in SY6 6SY6 6BQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6BU: also in SY6 6SY6 6BW: also in SY6 6SY6 6BX: also in SY6 6SY6 6BY: also in SY6 6SY6 6BZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6DA: also in SY6 6SY6 6DB: also in SY6 6SY6 6DE: also in SY6 6SY6 6DF: also in SY6 6SY6 6DG: also in SY6 6SY6 6DH: also in SY6 6SY6 6DJ: also in SY6 6SY6 6DL: also in SY6 6SY6 6DN: also in SY6 6SY6 6DP: also in SY6 6SY6 6DQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6DS: also in SY6 6SY6 6DT: also in SY6 6SY6 6DU: also in SY6 6SY6 6DW: also in SY6 6SY6 6DY: also in SY6 6SY6 6DZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6EB: also in SY6 6SY6 6EE: also in SY6 6SY6 6EF: also in SY6 6SY6 6EG: also in SY6 6SY6 6EH: also in SY6 6SY6 6EL: also in SY6 6SY6 6EN: also in SY6 6SY6 6EP: also in SY6 6SY6 6EQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6ER: also in SY6 6SY6 6ES: also in SY6 6SY6 6ET: also in SY6 6SY6 6EU: also in SY6 6SY6 6EW: also in SY6 6SY6 6EX: also in SY6 6SY6 6EY: also in SY6 6SY6 6EZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6FA: also in SY6 6SY6 6FD: also in SY6 6SY6 6GA: also in SY6 6SY6 6HA: also in SY6 6SY6 6HB: also in SY6 6SY6 6HE: also in SY6 6SY6 6HF: also in SY6 6SY6 6HG: also in SY6 6SY6 6HH: also in SY6 6SY6 6HJ: also in SY6 6SY6 6HL: also in SY6 6SY6 6HN: also in SY6 6SY6 6HP: also in SY6 6SY6 6HQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6HR: also in SY6 6SY6 6HS: also in SY6 6SY6 6HW: also in SY6 6SY6 6HX: also in SY6 6SY6 6HZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6JA: also in SY6 6SY6 6JB: also in SY6 6SY6 6JD: also in SY6 6SY6 6JE: also in SY6 6SY6 6JF: also in SY6 6SY6 6JG: also in SY6 6SY6 6JH: also in SY6 6SY6 6JJ: also in SY6 6SY6 6JL: also in SY6 6SY6 6JP: also in SY6 6SY6 6JQ: also in SY6 6SY6 6JR: also in SY6 6SY6 6JS: also in SY6 6SY6 6JT: also in SY6 6SY6 6JU: also in SY6 6SY6 6JW: also in SY6 6SY6 6JX: also in SY6 6SY6 6JY: also in SY6 6SY6 6JZ: also in SY6 6SY6 6PF: also in SY6 6SY6 6PG: also in SY6 6SY6 6PQ: also in SY6 6 School 6.4 kmThe Strettons SY6 6HD Map of SY6 6HD and what is near it Map of SY6 6HD: its centre point, with the 200 other postcodes in the SY6 6 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 GP practice, 2 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. School 6.4 kmThe Strettons SY6 6HD
  • SY6 6HD
  • Other postcodes in SY6 6: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 GP practice
  • 2 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5474, longitude -2.8045)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY6 6HD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SY6 6HD?

Every home and business at SY6 6HD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SY6 6HD 100% Shropshire 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SY6 6HD 100% Shropshire 92%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SY6 6HD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Shropshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Shropshire Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SY6 6HD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SY6 6HD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Shropshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SY6 6HD: 4,158 properties in Shropshire are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Shropshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SY6 6HD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SY6 6HD?

Homes in SY6 6 sold for a typical £370,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 57 sales, up 5.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£370,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£350,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £485,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £337,500 11 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £160,000 11 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SY6 district: a typical £380,000 from 91 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SY6 6HD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY6 6HD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SY6 6HD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,270 homes in the neighbourhood around SY6 6HD. The largest share of them, 22%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SY6 6HD

Band D in Shropshire for 2026‑27: £2,528. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,685 (band A) to £4,214 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,090.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (6%)£1,685
Band Babout 260 (20%)£1,966
Band Cabout 140 (11%)£2,247
Band Dabout 190 (15%)£2,528
Band Eabout 280 (22%)£3,090
Band Fabout 200 (16%)£3,652
Band Gabout 120 (9%)£4,214
Band Hwithheld£5,056

When the homes were built

  1. 11% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 10% 1919 to 1939
  4. 17% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 10% 1983 to 1999
  7. 10% 2000 to 2009
  8. 14% 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Averages for Shropshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY6 6HD is in (ONS area E01028997), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest open schools to SY6 6HD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SY6 6HD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SY6 6HD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY6 6HD is Church Stretton Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Church Stretton Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Craven Arms Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Secondary School, 308 m away.

More stations near SY6 6HD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY6 6HD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SY6 6HD?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SY6 6HD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 950 mWalk
  • Connected Kerb Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7 kW 950 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.1 kmWalk

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest to the centre of SY6 6HD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SY6 6HD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SY6 6HD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SY6 6HD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SY6 6HD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY6 6HD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SY6 6HD in a conservation area?

The centre of SY6 6HD is in 2 areas with planning rules of their own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SY6 6HD?

Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY6 6HD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences7 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SY6 6HD

Ward
The Strettons
Parish
Church Stretton
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Church Stretton
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SY6 6HA40 mSY6 6EY60 mSY6 6EZ140 mSY6 6EX270 mSY6 6AN270 mSY6 6HX340 m
All of SY6

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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