Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£328,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY3 8EQ
Postcode
SY3 8EQ
Coordinates
52.7265, -2.8182
Grid reference
SJ448146
Easting
344,840
Northing
314,630
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VP5GJ+JP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
19319
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 19319 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 & WalesProperty sales · SY3 8EQ
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£328,500
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Median price: £328,500
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SY3 8EQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY3 8EQ
Counts are for Loton 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
10
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.6%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Christian63.6%
No religion29.2%
Not answered6.0%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6423.3%
35–4914.0%
75–8413.5%
65–7413.2%
85 years and over10.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Any member 66+21.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.2%
All members 66+15.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Other9.9%
+ 7 other households · 23.8%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaShrewsbury E14001473
Constituency
E14001473West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Loton
Constituency code
E14001473
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bicton
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 014C E01028970
E01028970MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 014 E02006028
E02006028LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 014C E01028970
E01028970MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 014 E02006028
E02006028Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:50 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
12 hours 31 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:50 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 31 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 8EQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 19319
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028970 and MSOA E02006028 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY3 8EQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY3 8EQ
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
22%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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