| Postcode | SY9 5WP | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Bishops Castle | 
| Nearest station | Craven Arms (0 km) | 
| Bus stops | Royal Mail Offices (S) Harry Tuffins (N) Craven Arms Hotel (E) Craven Arms Hotel (W) Community Centre (S) Community Centre (N) | 
| Known addresses | 
                          No addresses found
                       | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
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| Latitude | 52.440922 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -2.835139 | |
| Easting | 343328 | |
| Northing | 282879 | |
| Grid reference | SO433828 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 511206 5810093 | |
| what3words | ironic.united.much | |
| FixPhrase | critter lushly slam void | |
| Plus code | 9C4VC5R7+9W | |
| Altitude | 121 metres (397 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:06 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:45 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 74.9 KMs (46.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Craven Arms | E04011258 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Craven Arms | E05016036 | 
| Unitary Authority | Shropshire | E06000051 | 
| County | Shropshire | E11000015 | 
| Constituency (2024) | South Shropshire | E14001493 | 
| MP | Stuart Anderson | Conservative | 
| Police force | West Mercia | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Shropshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | West Midlands | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 2004 | 
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | July 2006 | 
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| 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 | |
| Built up area (2024) | Craven Arms | E63010075 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00147758 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Shropshire 036D | E01029014 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Shropshire 036D | E01029014 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Craven Arms & Broadstone | E02006043 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Craven Arms & Broadstone | E02006043 | 
| Travel to work area | Ludlow | E30000236 | 
| Average property price in Shrewsbury | £264,180 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.9% |