# SY3 8PJ: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY3 8PJ 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 8PJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3) › [SY3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **1 crime within 500 m**: August, down 75% on July. Shropshire 019B: 29 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **Shrewsbury, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **No property in SY3 8PJ 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=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 019B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY3 8PJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SY3 8PJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ
- **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=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Woodfield Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-infant-school-and-nursery-e145791) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St George's Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-junior-school-e146183) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxon CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxon-cofe-primary-school-e123502) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, June 2023 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Keystone Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-keystone-academy-e149086) | Special | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Bowbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bowbrook-primary-school-e149757) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Shrewsbury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-college-e130800) | Sixth form and further education | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shrewsbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-school-e123608) | Independent | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oakwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oakwood-school-e131033) | Special | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2025 | £600,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| November 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £395,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| April 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £341,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2025 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: URGENT TREATMENT CENTRE (820 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (800 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Copthorne Food (820 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 019B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.2** (2025). Shropshire 019B has a deprivation score of 3.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,165th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £415,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 019B was £415,000 in 2025. Joint 7,951st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,922** (2021). Shropshire 019B had 1,922 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,745th 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 019B, 93.2% 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: 52.7143, -2.7847

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=-2.7847,52.7143,SY38PJ

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