12POPULATION
3%UNEMPLOYED
56%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
LO CRIME RATE
30%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of SY6 6WS belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is SY6 6WS in Shrewsbury, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about SY6 6WS from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 13%Children
  • 86%Adults

13% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 16% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 50%Male
  • 50%Female

From the last census, 50% of people in SY66WS male, and 50% female. Women outnumber men in Church Stretton and Craven Arms.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 30%AB
  • 53%C2/C2
  • 17%DE

According to census records, 30% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 23%SINGLE
  • 56%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in SY6 6WS is 23%. Single and 'other' people is 78%.

ETHNICITY

  • 98%WHITE
  • 1%NON-WHITE

98% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 93.2%WORKING
  • 3%UNEMPLOYED

3% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Crime Rates and Statistics

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Local Issues & Problems

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Taxis and Minicabs

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Taxis near SY6 6WS

Car Parks

Car Parks

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Leisure & Outdoor Facilities

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Events

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Tourist Information

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Local Amenities

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Banks near SY6 6WS

Banks

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

Cash Machines

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Cach Machines near SY6 6WS

Schools

Schools

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Shopping Centres

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Post Offices

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Libraries

Libraries

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Essential InformationSY6 6WS

SY66WS Postcode Breakdown

SYAREA6DISTRICT6SECTORWSUNIT
Full PostcodeSY6 6WS
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownShrewsbury
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
County
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationLargely Rural (rural including hub towns 50-79%)

SY66WS Postal District

Compass Postal District

SY6 6WS postcode is located in the postal town of Shrewsbury. Shrewsbury postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode SY6 6WS.

Nearest Towns & Cities
All Stretton0.8 miles N
Church Stretton0.8 miles N
Willstone2.4 miles E
Acton Scott2.7 miles S
Rushbury4 miles E
Longnor4.8 miles NE
Dorrington5.5 miles N
Plowden5.5 miles SW
Church Pulverbach5.7 miles N
Longville In The Dale5.8 miles E
Stapleton6.6 miles N
Hughley6.8 miles E
More7 miles W
Acton Burnell7 miles NE
Craven Arms7.4 miles S
London136 miles E
Glasgow234 miles N
Edinburgh236 miles N
Cardiff74 miles S
Liverpool61 miles N
Southampton129 miles SE
Saint Ives125 miles SE

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Man ordered to pay back just 10 after 1.9m fraud

Christopher Peach from Ellesmere is ordered to pay back 10 or face more time in jail.

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Man jailed for raping vulnerable woman near church

Mohammed Javeed is handed a seven-year prison sentence for the late-night attack in Wellington.

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Electric bus and river taxi schemes to launch

The two pilot schemes are set to launch this summer in a bid to cut down traffic in the town centre.

BBC News

Charity postpones bike ride due to wet conditions

Midlands Air Ambulance Charity says it is "incredibly disappointed" to delay the Bike4Life Ride Out.

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Live clean, run dirty

Bishop's Castle's Alan Bateson has turned his life around trail running in Shropshire.

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Morgan in 33-strong GB swimming squad for Paris

Freya Anderson is picked in Team GB's swimming squad for the Olympics, alongside the likes of Olympic champions Adam Peaty and Tom Dean.

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Volunteers take on big clean of charity boat

The Lyneal Trust, in Ellesmere, uses wheelchair-accessible boats to cater for people with disabilities.

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