Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 0.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY3 8DA
Postcode
SY3 8DA
Coordinates
52.7169, -2.7898
Grid reference
SJ467135
Easting
346,744
Northing
313,535
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VP686+P3
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.
31136
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31136 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near SY3 8DA
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY3 8DA
Counts are for Copthorne electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.89.7%
Indian2.6%
Other White2.0%
Pakistani1.5%
White & Asian1.1%
+ other · 3.1%
Religion
Christian51.9%
No religion38.3%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim2.1%
Hindu1.9%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6424.7%
35–4917.8%
25–3412.0%
65–749.9%
10–156.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.7%
Other16.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
All members 66+11.1%
Any member 66+9.9%
+ 7 other households · 28.9%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
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 EnglandWest 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 020B E01028942
E01028942MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 020 E02006034
E02006034LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 020B E01028942
E01028942MSOA 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
5:54 AM
Sunrise
6:13 PM
Sunset
12 hours 19 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:54 AM
Sunset (today)
6:13 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 19 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
June 1997
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~29 years
Active Duration
1997 -> PresentJune 1997 — Introduced
Postcode SY3 8DA 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: 31136
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028942 and MSOA E02006034 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY3 8DA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 1997
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~29 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY3 8DA
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 6%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
68%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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