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SY3 8LY

Porthill · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 8FJ 13 m
SY3 8FH 45 m
SY3 8FL 78 m
SY3 8FD 82 m
SY3 8NA 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY3 8LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY3
Postcode sector
SY3 8
Latitude
52.711265
Longitude
-2.771137
British National Grid easting
348,000
British National Grid northing
312,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Porthill · E05016058
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00147542
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 019C · E01028973
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 019 · E02006033

Postcode source versions

Explore SY3

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

    346 m

  2. St George's Junior School

    Academy converter

    351 m

  3. Shrewsbury College

    Further education

    789 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 855
  • Anti social behaviour 226
  • Shoplifting 224
  • Public order 154
  • Criminal damage and arson 142

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

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    912 m

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    980 m

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    1.5 km

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    1.7 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    1.8 km

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    1.8 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.2 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    2.8 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    3.1 km

  • SEVERN FIELDS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82032

    3.8 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    0.8 miles

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    0.9 miles

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    1.0 miles

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.6 miles

  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    1.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 019C, 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

18,358 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodfield Infant School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 346 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 169.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 855 events.

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