SY3 8AE

Copthorne · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8AD 40 m
SY3 8AQ 84 m
SY3 8AU 112 m
SY3 8AF 142 m
SY3 8AH 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.705391
Longitude
-2.779973
British National Grid easting
347,396
British National Grid northing
312,253

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Copthorne · E05016034
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147435
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020D · E01028951
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 020 · E02006034

Postcode source versions

Explore SY3

48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
20, Oakfield Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8AE 15 July 2022 £445,000
64, Oakfield Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8AE 25 June 2021 £415,000
52, Oakfield Road, Shrewsbury, SY3 8AE 8 October 2020 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
4
  1. Woodfield Infant School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    542 m
  2. St George's Junior School

    Academy converter

    543 m
  3. The Keystone Academy

    Free schools special

    887 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,091
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 557
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Other theft 78
  • Public order 66
  • Criminal damage and arson 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

42 female, 32 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
SY3 8 residents
9,246

Age bands in SY3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.6%

1,642 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

865 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

2,129 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

2,835 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

2,443 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
55.6%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    1.0 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    1.0 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    1.2 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    1.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.6 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.0 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.3 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    3.4 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    3.4 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    1 BEECHES ROAD, BAYSTON HILL, SHREWSBURY, SY3 0PF

    ODS code M82018

    3.5 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SEVERN FIELDS HTH VILLAGE, SUNDORNE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY1 4RQ

    ODS code M82032

    4.7 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.6 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.2 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.3 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    1.3 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 020D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,354 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £445,000 from 1 recorded sale in SY3 8AE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodfield Infant School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 542 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,091 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 557 events.

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