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SY3 8DR

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8DG 24 m
SY3 8DP 99 m
SY3 8DH 103 m
SY3 5LZ 105 m
SY3 8DJ 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8DR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2010
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.707504
Longitude
-2.796232
British National Grid easting
346,300
British National Grid northing
312,500

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
E00147366
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020F · E01035065
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
32
Primary
20
Secondary
2

  1. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    591 m

  2. The Keystone Academy

    Free schools special

    618 m

  3. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    698 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
643
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 288
  • Anti social behaviour 72
  • Criminal damage and arson 64
  • Other theft 45
  • Public order 38

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

10

within 5 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    105 m

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    261 m

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    1.9 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.6 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    3.1 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    3.4 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.1 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.5 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    4.5 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

    0.1 miles

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    0.6 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.8 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    2.0 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 020F, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,603 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 2 secondary schools. Bowbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 591 m.

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

Recorded crime

643 published events cover 12 months, averaging 53.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 288 events.

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