SY5 8DA

Burnell · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shrewsbury
Ward
Burnell
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY5 8BZ 105 m
SY5 8BY 383 m
SY5 8DZ 464 m
SY5 8EA 601 m
SY5 8DX 608 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 8DA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8
Latitude
52.619975
Longitude
-2.843391
British National Grid easting
343,000
British National Grid northing
302,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Burnell · E05016025
Parish or community
E04011243
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147418
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 028A · E01028950
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 028 · E02006040

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cloverton, High Garden, Annscroft, Shrewsbury, SY5 8DA 11 April 2016 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Longden CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    3.9 km
  2. Pontesbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.0 km
  3. Mary Webb School and Science College

    Academy converter

    4.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
18
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 6
  • Public order 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY5 8 residents
4,594

Age bands in SY5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

747 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

367 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.4%

912 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

1,124 residents

Age 65 and over
22.6%

922 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+
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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • PONTESBURY & WORTHEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALL BANK, PONTESBURY, SHREWSBURY, SY5 0RF

    ODS code M82030

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    5.4 miles
  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    5.9 miles
  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    6.4 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    6.4 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    7.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 028A, 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

21,718 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Longden CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

18 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 6 events.

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