SY3 8BF

Copthorne · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8AT 57 m
SY3 8AS 101 m
SY3 9BW 143 m
SY3 8BA 157 m
SY3 8AU 160 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8BF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.704441
Longitude
-2.783597
British National Grid easting
347,150
British National Grid northing
312,150

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
E00147436
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020D · E01028951
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 020 · E02006034

Postcode source versions

Explore SY3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
3
  1. The Keystone Academy

    Free schools special

    620 m
  2. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    699 m
  3. Woodfield Infant School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    788 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
653
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 319
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 49
  • Other theft 45
  • Public order 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    869 m

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    1.0 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    1.0 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    1.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    1.8 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.2 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    3.5 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    3.6 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    3.6 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.5 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.2 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.4 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    1.5 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Keystone Academy is the nearest published school at 620 m.

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

Recorded crime

653 published events cover 12 months, averaging 54.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 319 events.

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