SY postcode area

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Shrewsbury postcode area
SY (United Kingdom)
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Postcode area SY
Postcode area name Shrewsbury
Post towns 32
Postcode districts 25
Postcode sectors 77
Postcodes (live) 14,332
Postcodes (total) 15,965
Statistics as at October 2006 [1]

The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts primarily around Shrewsbury, but also covering 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, Talybont, Tregaron, Welshpool, Whitchurch and Ystrad Meurig in England and Wales.

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[edit] Coverage

The SY postcode area covers a geographically large area, covering a large part of Shropshire and mid-Wales.

The approximate coverage of the postal districts:

Postal district Post town Coverage Local authority
SY1 SHREWSBURY Town Centre & North Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY2 SHREWSBURY East Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY3 SHREWSBURY South & West Shrewsbury; Bayston Hill Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY4 SHREWSBURY North of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY5 SHREWSBURY South of Shrewsbury Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY6 CHURCH STRETTON Church Stretton, Cardington South Shropshire / Shrewsbury and Atcham
SY7 BUCKNELL, CRAVEN ARMS, LYDBURY NORTH South Shropshire
SY8 LUDLOW South Shropshire
SY9 BISHOPS CASTLE South Shropshire
SY10 OSWESTRY Oswestry
SY11 OSWESTRY Oswestry
SY12 ELLESMERE North Shropshire
SY13 WHITCHURCH North Shropshire
SY14 MALPAS Chester
SY15 MONTGOMERY Powys
SY16 NEWTOWN Powys
SY17 CAERSWS, LLANDINAM Powys
SY18 LLANIDLOES Powys
SY19 LLANBRYNMAIR Powys
SY20 MACHYNLLETH Powys
SY21 WELSHPOOL Powys
SY22 LLANFECHAIN, LLANFYLLIN, LLANSANTFFRAID, LLANYMYNECH, MEIFOD Powys
SY23 ABERYSTWYTH, LLANON, LLANRHYSTUD Ceredigion
SY24 BORTH, BOW STREET, TALYBONT Ceredigion
SY25 TREGARON, YSTRAD MEURIG Ceredigion

[edit] Adjacent areas

The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - WV (Wolverhampton) - DY (Dudley) - WR (Worcester) - HR (Hereford) - LD (Llandrindod Wells) - SA (Swansea) - LL (Llandudno) - CH (Chester) - CW (Crewe) - TF (Telford).
Adjacent postcode areas
LL CH
 CW

TF

SY
 WV
SA
DY
LD HR
 WR

[edit] References

  1. ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
  2. ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)

[edit] See also


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