| Postcode | SY9 5ET |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bishops Castle |
| Nearest station | Broome (10 km) |
| Bus stops |
No nearby bus stops
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| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 13 View |
| Known addresses |
Merriefield, Bishops Castle
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 52.480838 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.991418 | |
| Easting | 332766 | |
| Northing | 287453 | |
| Grid reference | SO327874 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 500582 5814520 | |
| what3words | spells.excavated.messy | |
| FixPhrase | critter lurk strangle versus | |
| Plus code | 9C4VF2J5+8C | |
| Altitude | 176 metres (576 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:07 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:46 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 63.8 KMs (39.6 miles) |
| Parish | Bishop's Castle | E04011223 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Bishop's Castle | E05016018 |
| Unitary Authority | Shropshire | E06000051 |
| County | Shropshire | E11000015 |
| Constituency (2024) | South Shropshire | E14001493 |
| MP | Stuart Anderson | Conservative |
| Police force | West Mercia | |
| Water company | Severn Trent | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Shropshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | West Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 14 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural Further from a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe in a sparse setting | |
| Census output area (2021) | E00147643 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 1C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Shropshire 030F | E01035071 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Shropshire 030A | E01028991 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury | E02006041 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury | E02006041 |
| Travel to work area | Ludlow | E30000236 |
| Average property price in Shrewsbury | £264,180 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merriefield, Bishops Castle | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £200,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Dec 2000 | £77,000 |