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SY15 6UQ area guide

Who lives in SY15 6UQ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,854 (2024)

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At a glance

What SY15 6UQ is like

SY15 6UQ is a postcode in the Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,854 people. 63.8% of households own their home, 26.5% rent privately and 9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 55.4% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in SY15 6 sold for a median of £260,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY15 6UQ compares

Headline figures for SY15 6UQ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

4.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

3/ 10

Lower than most: 13.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£260,000

Median over 41 sales in SY15 6, −0.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

0.0/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 0 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 1 inspected school within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore

£49,689

Average annual income before tax, higher than 41% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY15 6UQ differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
26.5% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Low crimePositive
13.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
03
An older population
27.2% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SY15 6UQ FAQs

Is SY15 6UQ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 4.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 13.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in SY15 6UQ?

The median sale price over the last year was £260,000.

Homes in SY15 6 sold for a median of £260,000 across 41 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is SY15 6UQ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY15 6UQ, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in SY15 6UQ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 12% of residents. 63.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (66.9%).

Which council covers SY15 6UQ?

The local authority for SY15 6UQ is Shropshire.

SY15 6UQ comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is SY15 6UQ?

Connectivity scores 0.0 out of 10.

There are 0 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.0 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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