Low deprivation
IMD England
3
Crime · May '26
£252,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for SY3 8AR
Postcode
SY3 8AR
Coordinates
52.7057, -2.7848
Grid reference
SJ470122
Easting
347,067
Northing
312,292
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VP648+73
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Shrewsbury
Travel to Work
Shrewsbury
ITL Region
Shropshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
23900
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 23900 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · SY3 8AR
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£252,500
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Median price: £252,500
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Police Recorded Crime near SY3 8AR
Crime trends · near SY3 8AR
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.5%
Other White3.9%
Indian1.6%
Other Asian1.5%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian54.1%
No religion38.6%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4919.2%
65–7413.5%
25–348.8%
10–158.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.4%
All members 66+15.3%
Other15.1%
Any member 66+12.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
+ 7 other households · 26.6%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Copthorne
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Shrewsbury
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Shropshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Shropshire 020D E01028951
E01028951MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 020 E02006034
E02006034LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 020D E01028951
E01028951MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 020 E02006034
E02006034Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:00 AM
Sunrise
8:32 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:00 AM
Sunset (today)
8:32 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SY3 8AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 23900
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028951 and MSOA E02006034 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY3 8AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY3 8AR
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
The Keystone Academy
Shropshire · SY5 8PY
0.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16
Bowbrook Primary School
Shropshire · SY5 8PY
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Shropshire · SY3 8LU
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
St George's Junior School
Shropshire · SY3 8LU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Radbrook Primary School
Shropshire · SY3 6DZ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oxon CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY3 5BJ
Outstanding
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Shrewsbury School
Shropshire · SY3 7BA
1.0 mi
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 12–18
The Priory School
Shropshire · SY3 9EE
Good
1.0 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Bettws Lifehouse
Shropshire · SY3 9AH
1.0 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–19
Shrewsbury College
Shropshire · SY1 1RX
1.1 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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