The SY postcode area, also known as the Shrewsbury postcode area, is a group of 25 postcode districts in the West Midlands and Mid Wales, with small areas in North West England and North Wales. Together the districts cover most of Shropshire, north Powys, north Ceredigion, and part of south Cheshire. In addition, the SY7 and SY8 districts cover a small part of north Herefordshire, and the SY14 and SY20 districts also contain very small parts of Gwynedd and Wrexham County Borough respectively. The postcode area contains 32 post towns.

Mail for the SY postcode area is processed at Chester Mail Centre, along with mail for the CH and LL postcode areas.

Post towns

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
SY1SHREWSBURYShrewsbury (north and town centre)Shropshire
SY2SHREWSBURYShrewsbury (east)Shropshire
SY3SHREWSBURYShrewsbury (south and west), Bayston HillShropshire
SY4SHREWSBURYBaschurch, Bomere Heath, Nesscliffe, Ruyton-Ⅺ-Towns Shawbury, WemShropshire
SY5SHREWSBURYAtcham, Cressage, Criggion, Condover, Minsterley, Pontesbury, Ratlinghope, Westbury, WroxeterShropshire, Powys
SY6CHURCH STRETTONChurch Stretton, CardingtonShropshire
SY7BUCKNELLBucknell, LingenShropshire, Herefordshire
CRAVEN ARMSCraven Arms, Clun Valley, Diddlebury, Leintwardine, Munslow, Tugford
LYDBURY NORTHLydbury NorthShropshire
SY8LUDLOWLudlow, Brimfield, Clee Hill, Culmington, Leinthall Starkes, Richard's Castle, Stoke St. MilboroughShropshire, Herefordshire
SY9BISHOPS CASTLEBishop's Castle, WentnorShropshire
SY10OSWESTRYOswestry (outskirts), Gobowen, Llansilin, Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Pen-y-bont-fawr, LlanwddynShropshire, Powys
SY11OSWESTRYOswestry (most of), St Martin's, West FeltonShropshire
SY12ELLESMEREEllesmere, Dudleston Heath (Criftins), Welshampton, Lyneal, Colemere, Cockshutt, English Frankton, Tetchill, Hordley, BagleyShropshire
SY13WHITCHURCHWhitchurch, WhixallShropshire
SY14MALPASMalpas, Tilston, No Man's Heath, Bickley, Hampton, Shocklach, Bulkeley, Bickerton, Cuddington Heath, Cholmondeley, Threapwood, Barton, DuckingtonCheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Wrexham
SY15MONTGOMERYMontgomery, Abermule, Chirbury, Church StokePowys, Shropshire
SY16NEWTOWNNewtown, Tregynon, Bettws CedewainPowys
SY17CAERSWSCaersws, Trefeglwys, Carno, Llanwnnog, Pontdolgoch, ClatterPowys
LLANDINAMLlandinam
SY18LLANIDLOESLlanidloes, Llangurig, Van, TylwchPowys
SY19LLANBRYNMAIRLlanbrynmair, Llan, Bont Dolgadfan, Dolfach, Talerddig, Staylittle, Pennant, DylifePowys
SY20MACHYNLLETHMachynlleth, CorrisPowys, Gwynedd
SY21WELSHPOOLWelshpool, Marton, StocktonPowys, Shropshire
SY22LLANFECHAINLlanfechainPowys, Shropshire
LLANFYLLINLlanfyllin
LLANSANFFRAIDLlansantffraid-ym-Mechain
LLANYMYNECHLlanymynech
MEIFODMeifod
SY23ABERYSTWYTHAberystwyth, Llanbadarn Fawr, PenparcauCeredigion, Powys
LLANONLlanon
LLANRHYSTUDLlanrhystud
SY24BORTHBorthCeredigion
BOW STREETBow Street, Pen-y-garn, Rhydypennau, Llandre
TALYBONTTalybont
SY25YSTRAD MEURIGYstrad MeurigCeredigion, Powys
TREGARONTregaron
SY99SHREWSBURYJobcentre Plusnon-geographic

Map

SY postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
SY postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby CH, CW, DY, HR, LD, LL, SA, TF, WR and WV postcode areas.

See also