SY2 6AS
a large user postcode in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.7055 / 52°42'19"N
Longitude: -2.736 / 2°44'9"W
OS Eastings: 350367
OS Northings: 312236
OS Grid: SJ503122
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR BK.2M3J
Mapcode Global: WH8BT.Y897
Plus Code: 9C4VP747+6H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82pq19
What Three Birds: cisticola.lapwing.veery
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Portobello, Abbey Foregate, Mill Road, Shrewsbury SY2 6AS
Summary
SY2 6AS is a large user postcode in Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury. It was first introduced in February 2004.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
West Mercia Probation Trust, 135 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury SY2 6AS.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
The average commercial rateable value is £85,000. The most common recorded business type is Offices.
Shrewsbury is a town, which had a population of 71,715 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 1 people resident in SY2 6AS, of which 0 were male and 1 were female. This includes residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence, which are likely to be the majority in otherwise non-residential postcodes.
SY2 6AS is in the Shrewsbury travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Shropshire County Primary Care Trust.
SY2 6AS is approximately 60m (197ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SY2 6AS
7d3: Constrained City Dwellers - Ageing City Dwellers - Retired Communal City Dwellers
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SY2 6AS
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SY2 6AS include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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SY2 6AS at other websites
- Air quality forecast for SY2 6AS at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at SY2 6AS at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near SY2 6AS at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near SY2 6AS at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near SY2 6AS at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to SY2 6AS at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near SY2 6AS at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near SY2 6AS at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near SY2 6AS at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of SY2 6AS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Shropshire Council
Ward
Abbey
Councillor
Mary Davies (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Shrewsbury and Atcham
MP
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SY2 6AS.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SY2 6AS.
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