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SY5 8PD

Bicton Heath · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bicton Heath
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
Shrewsbury
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY3 5BJ 50 m
SY3 5NA 99 m
SY3 5NP 105 m
SY3 5NE 147 m
SY3 5JB 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY5 8PD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY5
Postcode sector
SY5 8
Latitude
52.710170
Longitude
-2.800722
British National Grid easting
346,000
British National Grid northing
312,800

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
E00147366
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 020F · E01035065
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
28
Primary
17
Secondary
2

  1. Oxon CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    275 m

  2. Bowbrook Primary School

    Free schools

    988 m

  3. The Keystone Academy

    Free schools special

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
625
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Criminal damage and arson 63
  • Public order 38
  • Other theft 36

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

  • MYTTON OAK MEDICAL PRACT.

    RACECOURSE LANE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 5LZ

    ODS code M82002

    342 m

  • URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE

    MYTTON OAK ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 8XQ

    ODS code Y02495

    486 m

  • RADBROOK GREEN SURGERY

    BANK FARM ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY3 6DU

    ODS code M82016

    2.3 km

  • CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY

    CLAREMONT BANK, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1RL

    ODS code M82034

    2.9 km

  • RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE

    THE TANNERY, BARKER STREET, SHREWSBURY, SY1 1QJ

    ODS code M82006

    2.9 km

  • SOUTH HERMITAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M82060

    3.5 km

  • MARYSVILLE MEDICAL PRACT

    BROOK STREET, BELLE VUE, SHREWSBURY, SY3 7QR

    ODS code M82040

    3.8 km

  • BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M82018

    4.5 km

  • BELVIDERE MEDICAL PRACT.

    23 BELVIDERE ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 5LS

    ODS code M82048

    4.8 km

  • MARDEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    25 SUTTON ROAD, SHREWSBURY, SY2 6DL

    ODS code M82047

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Wenlock Edge House

    BCT · Gains Park

    0.3 miles

  • Gains Park Way Shelter

    BCS · Bicton Heath

    0.4 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 020F, 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

21,603 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oxon CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

625 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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