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SY3 5GG

Bicton Heath · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 5EA 129 m
SY3 5GF 150 m
SY3 5FQ 184 m
SY3 5GD 210 m
SY3 5GE 233 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 5GG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 5
Latitude
52.715501
Longitude
-2.817858
British National Grid easting
344,849
British National Grid northing
313,406

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
E00147517
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 014C · E01028970
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 014 · E02006028

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bicton Heath Services, Welshpool Road, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, SY3 5GG 12 December 2019 £2,248,133

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
21
Primary
11
Secondary
2

  1. Oakwood School

    Other independent special school

    831 m

  2. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.0 km

  3. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
340
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 162
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Shoplifting 24
  • Public order 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    1.6 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    1.8 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    3.6 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    4.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    4.2 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. 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

    1.1 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    2.8 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    2.9 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 014C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,319 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

21 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oakwood School is the nearest published school at 831 m.

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

Recorded crime

340 published events cover 12 months, averaging 28.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 162 events.

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