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SY3 8FQ

Bicton Heath · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 8DT 74 m
SY3 8GA 187 m
SY3 8HS 280 m
SY3 5DD 292 m
SY3 5AB 379 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8FQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.719282
Longitude
-2.798653
British National Grid easting
346,151
British National Grid northing
313,812

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

Explore SY3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Oakwood School

    Other independent special school

    848 m

  2. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    925 m

  3. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
532
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 250
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Anti social behaviour 52
  • Other theft 44
  • Public order 30

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.

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%

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    1.2 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    1.3 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    3.0 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    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

    3.8 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    4.2 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    0.7 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.9 miles

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    2.0 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    2.1 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    3.0 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oakwood School is the nearest published school at 848 m.

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

Recorded crime

532 published events cover 12 months, averaging 44.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 250 events.

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