The UK Postcode Database

SY5 6LJ

a postcode in Shropshire

Introduced in August 1993
SY5 6LJ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SY5 6LJ

High Cross Avenue - 42 properties, USRN 34700510

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 34701276

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.6622 / 52°39'43"N

Longitude: -2.6837 / 2°41'1"W

UTM Reference: 30U 521389 5834737

OS Easting: 353852

OS Northing: 307378

OS Grid: SJ538073

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BM.57ZK

Mapcode Global: WH8C1.RB6Z

Open Location Code: 9C4VM868+VG

Maidenhead Locator System: IO82pp78

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 14884 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SY5 6LJ on Saturday 15 August 2026

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 03:22
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 04:24
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:14
Sunrise 05:53
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 20:37
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 21:16
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 22:06
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 23:08
Hours of daylight today05:23 to 21:07
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:07 to 05:24
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:24
Moon sets 20:25

For a full sun and moon calendar for SY5 6LJ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SY5 6LJ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
4 October 2022 33 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £184,000
11 March 2022 34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £190,000
4 May 2021 38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £142,500
12 March 2021 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £146,000
19 June 2020 23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £150,000
29 July 2019 22 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £170,000
17 July 2019 34 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £168,000
18 April 2019 28 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £162,500
8 February 2019 20 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £154,000
6 April 2018 17 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
2 August 2016 33 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £144,000
15 April 2016 39 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £131,000
26 February 2016 38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £127,000
7 August 2015 17 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
7 August 2015 42 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £132,000
19 June 2015 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £126,500
1 April 2015 20 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
7 August 2014 18 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
30 July 2014 33 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
18 July 2014 40 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
19 June 2012 4 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £138,000
4 November 2011 15 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £96,500
29 July 2011 38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £121,000
8 November 2010 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £120,000
12 February 2010 30 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £129,999
18 July 2008 17 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
11 September 2007 4 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
23 March 2007 23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
27 October 2006 20 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £127,500
9 December 2005 39 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £118,000
9 December 2005 43 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
4 February 2005 40 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £112,000
30 April 2004 38 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
25 April 2003 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £86,000
22 November 2002 1 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Leasehold £48,000
5 August 2002 26 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £78,800
5 August 2002 23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £67,500
4 July 2002 40 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £72,000
12 April 2002 19 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
14 December 2001 11 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Leasehold £31,500
15 December 2000 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £52,800
31 March 2000 33 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £59,995
19 November 1999 21 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £50,000
2 July 1999 24 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £54,800
18 December 1998 19 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
3 July 1998 20 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £50,500
5 June 1998 17 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £41,000
30 March 1998 25 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
7 November 1997 18 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
30 July 1997 7 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Leasehold £21,000
25 October 1996 26 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £46,000
11 July 1996 30 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £46,400
12 January 1996 5 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Leasehold £20,500
4 August 1995 23 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £38,000
18 July 1995 42 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
30 June 1995 33 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £43,500
14 June 1995 25 High Cross Avenue, Cross Houses, Shrewsbury SY5 6LJ Semi-detached Freehold £38,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SY5 6LJ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

South Shropshire

MP

Stuart Anderson Conservative

SY5 6LJ also falls within the Civil Parish of Berrington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SY5 6LJ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00147470 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E01028959 Shropshire 024D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E01035068 Shropshire 024F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 21 March 2021 ONS
E02006038 Shropshire 024 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04013484 Berrington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2025 DLUHC
E05016065 Severn Valley Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E06000051 Shropshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001493 South Shropshire Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000016 West Mercia Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000262 Shrewsbury Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33021892 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000036 The Marches Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000257 NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2021 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000011 Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63009677 Cross Houses Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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