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

SY3 8QF 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 8QF 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

- **99 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Shropshire 019C: 76 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **Shrewsbury, 550 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **10 of 24 properties in SY3 8QF at medium risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 8 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 019C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY3 8QF**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SY3 8QF**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shrewsbury College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-college-e130800) | Sixth form and further education | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Winefride's RC Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-winefrides-rc-independent-school-e123614) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shrewsbury High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-high-school-e123620) | Independent | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Shrewsbury School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/shrewsbury-school-e123608) | Independent | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Coleham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/coleham-primary-school-e144848) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St George's Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-georges-junior-school-e146183) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfields-primary-school-e144202) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodfield Infant School & Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodfield-infant-school-and-nursery-e145791) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2023 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| August 2025 | £255,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| February 2025 | £295,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| April 2026 | £855,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2024 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £258,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| January 2025 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Shrewsbury (540 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERSIDE MED PRACTICE (350 m); CLAREMONT BANK SURGERY (360 m)
- Pharmacies: LUNTS PHARMACY (350 m); BOOTS (420 m)
- Dental practices: MYDENTIST (370 m); BELLSTONE DENTAL PRACTICE (430 m); COURTYARD DENTAL PRACTICE (470 m); PRIDE HILL DENTAL SURGERY (480 m); MR YM TSO (480 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Shrewsbury (430 m, Marks and Spencer); Tesco Shrewsbury Pride Hill Express (430 m, Tesco); Spar - Robson Stores Greenfields (930 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 019C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.9** (2025). Shropshire 019C has a deprivation score of 15.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,367th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 019C was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,952** (2021). Shropshire 019C had 1,952 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,143rd 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 019C, 94.6% 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: 52.7114, -2.7578

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=-2.7578,52.7114,SY38QF

## How to cite

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