SY5 8PA

Radbrook · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 9BU 29 m
SY3 9FJ 83 m
SY3 9FD 85 m
SY3 9BX 87 m
SY3 9FA 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 8PA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8
Latitude
52.699483
Longitude
-2.785728
British National Grid easting
347,000
British National Grid northing
311,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Radbrook · E05016061
Parish or community
E04013487
Westminster constituency
Shrewsbury · E14001473
Output area
E00187229
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020D · E01028951
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 020 · E02006034

Postcode source versions

Explore SY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. The Keystone Academy

    Free schools special

    553 m
  2. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    618 m
  3. Radbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    638 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
501
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 258
  • Anti social behaviour 51
  • Criminal damage and arson 36
  • Other theft 31
  • Burglary 28

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    770 m

  • 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

    1.2 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.1 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    2.2 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    2.5 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    3.0 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    3.7 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.6 miles
  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    1.3 miles
  • Bus Station Timetable

    BCT · Shrewsbury

    1.6 miles
  • Shrewsbury Rail Station

    RLY · Shrewsbury

    1.7 miles
  • Baptist Church

    BCT · Monkmoor

    2.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 020D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,354 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 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 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. The Keystone Academy is the nearest published school at 553 m.

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

Recorded crime

501 published events cover 12 months, averaging 41.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 258 events.

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