Unitary authority · England

Shropshire

Shropshire is a unitary authority. It is a single-tier authority, so it runs both local and larger services.

What this council is responsible for

Shropshire
Unitary authority · E06000051
  • Planning applications
  • Bin and recycling collection
  • Council tax and business rates collection
  • Housing and homelessness
  • Licensing
  • Environmental health
  • Parks and leisure
  • Local elections
  • Schools and education
  • Adult social care
  • Children’s services
  • Roads and highways
  • Waste disposal
  • Libraries
  • Trading standards
  • Public health
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Type
Unitary authority
Single tier
Official code
E06000051
ONS GSS code
Nation
England
Local planning authority
Yes. Decides planning applications in its area.

Other bodies covering this area

Shropshire
Fire and rescue authority
  • Fire and rescue
69
Postcode sectors
54
Wards
4
Constituencies

18 of these postcode sectors are shared with a neighbouring council. Postcode sectors are a Royal Mail construct and do not follow council boundaries.

Boundary

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Ultra-generalised boundary (500 m) from the ONS Open Geography Portal, Open Government Licence v3. Indicative at this scale; not for legal or planning use. See it among its neighbours on the UK map →

Towns in this area

Parliamentary constituencies

Wards

54 wards recorded in this council area.

Abbey · Albrighton · Bayston Hill · Belle Vue · Bicton Heath · Bishop's Castle · Bridgnorth Castle · Bridgnorth South & Alveley · Broseley · Burnell · Castlefields & Ditherington · Cheswardine · Chirbury & Worthen · Claverley & Worfield · Clee · Clun · Column & Sutton · Corvedale · Craven Arms · Ellesmere Urban · Harlescott · Highley · Llanymynech · Longden · Loton · Ludlow North · Ludlow South · Market Drayton North · Market Drayton South · Meole · Monkmoor · Much Wenlock · Oswestry North · Oswestry South · Porthill · Prees · Quarry & Coton Hill · Radbrook · Rea Valley · Ruyton & Baschurch · Severn Valley · Shifnal North · Shifnal Rural · St Martin's · St Oswald · Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers · Sundorne & Old Heath · Tern · The Strettons · Wem · Whitchurch North · Whitchurch South · Whitchurch West · Whittington

Postcode sectors

DY12 3 · DY14 0 · DY14 8 · SY1 1 · SY1 2 · SY1 3 · SY1 4 · SY1 9 · SY10 1 · SY10 7 · SY10 8 · SY10 9 · SY11 1 · SY11 2 · SY11 3 · SY11 4 · SY12 0 · SY12 9 · SY13 1 · SY13 2 · SY13 4 · SY13 9 · SY2 5 · SY2 6 · SY3 0 · SY3 5 · SY3 6 · SY3 7 · SY3 8 · SY3 9 · SY4 1 · SY4 2 · SY4 3 · SY4 4 · SY4 5 · SY4 9 · SY5 0 · SY5 6 · SY5 7 · SY5 8 · SY5 9 · SY6 6 · SY6 7 · SY7 0 · SY7 7 · SY7 8 · SY7 9 · SY8 1 · SY8 2 · SY8 3 · SY8 9 · SY9 5 · SY99 8 · TF11 8 · TF11 9 · TF12 5 · TF13 6 · TF9 1 · TF9 2 · TF9 3 · TF9 9 · WV15 5 · WV15 6 · WV16 4 · WV16 5 · WV16 6 · WV16 9 · WV5 7 · WV7 3

Sources: ONS Open Geography Portal (boundaries and names, retrieved 2026-09-05, Open Government Licence v3); National Statistics Postcode Lookup May 2026; Wikidata (official website, CC0). Official code E06000051.