SY3 8HL

Loton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8HN 606 m
SY4 1DX 650 m
SY4 1HW 650 m
SY4 1DU 651 m
SY4 1DS 665 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.722148
Longitude
-2.831530
British National Grid easting
343,934
British National Grid northing
314,156

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Loton · E05016043
Parish or community
E04013485
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147518
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
12
Primary
8
Secondary
0
  1. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    957 m
  2. Oakwood School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km
  3. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
71
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Other theft 5
  • Burglary 4
  • Public order 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
5

2 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
5.0
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 0.1% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

3

within 5 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    2.8 km

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    2.9 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.2 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    1.9 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    3.4 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    3.5 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    4.4 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.

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

Schools

12 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bicton Church of England Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 957 m.

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

Recorded crime

71 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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