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SY3 5BF

Bicton Heath · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bicton Heath
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 5AL 84 m
SY3 5AB 88 m
SY3 5AE 109 m
SY3 5AG 114 m
SY3 5AA 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 5BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2014
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 5
Latitude
52.715347
Longitude
-2.800890
British National Grid easting
345,995
British National Grid northing
313,376

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Bicton Heath · E05016017
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00187199
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020B · E01028942
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 020 · E02006034

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
26
Primary
16
Secondary
2

  1. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    464 m

  2. Oakwood School

    Other independent special school

    954 m

  3. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 63
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Public order 36
  • Other theft 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

5 female, 11 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
5.3
SY3 5 residents
4,612

Age bands in SY3 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

654 residents

Age 15 to 24
10%

454 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.5%

1,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,260 residents

Age 65 and over
20.2%

914 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY3 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    833 m

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    879 m

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.7 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    3.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    3.0 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

    MEDICAL CENTRE, 16 SOUTH HERMITAGE, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7JS

    ODS code M82060

    3.7 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    4.1 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    0.5 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.6 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    2.1 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    2.2 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 020B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,136 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

26 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oxon CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 464 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.