# SY3 0BY: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY3 0BY is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at SY3 0BY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3) › [SY3 0](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-0)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, none in July. Shropshire 024B: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **Shrewsbury, 4.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **No property in SY3 0BY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 024B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 960 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 800 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY3 0BY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **Low road and rail noise at SY3 0BY**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY
- **7.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakmeadow-church-of-england-primary-and-nursery-school-e147830) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/meole-brace-church-of-england-primary-school-and-nursery-e150601) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £695,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| October 2024 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2023 | £292,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £125,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2025 | £212,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| May 2024 | £185,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2023 | £640,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BEECHES MEDICAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: BAYSTON HILL DENTAL SURGERY (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Bayston Hill Express Petrol (800 m, Asda); Spar - Bayston Hill (960 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 024B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.1** (2025). Shropshire 024B has a deprivation score of 9.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,611th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £291,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 024B was £291,250 in 2025. Joint 15,498th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,196** (2021). Shropshire 024B had 2,196 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,873rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.5%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 024B, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SY3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £305,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY3 was £305,000 in 2025. Joint 1,045th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,085** (2021). SY3 had 35,085 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 650th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 79%** (2022). About 79% of people in SY3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.7%** (January 2026). In SY3, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.6750, -2.7583

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury): Julia Buckley (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7583,52.6750,SY30BY

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