# SY3

Postcode district covering Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill and Meole Brace, in Shropshire.

SY3 is a postcode district covering Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill and Meole Brace, in Shropshire. Median sale price £305,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code SY3. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SY3 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SY3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 79% of people in SY3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SY3) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 616 homes were sold in SY3 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SY3) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SY3.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SY3) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SY3 had 35,085 usual residents at the census.

## How SY3 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SY3 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £305,000 | joint 6th most expensive | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2025 |
| Population | 35,085 | most populated | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 79% | 6th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 25 postcode districts, SY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.7% | 3rd highest | 25 postcode districts, SY · Jan 2026 |

## Is SY3 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY3 at a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across the SY postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 172 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY3.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (775), other crime (289) and anti-social behaviour (231).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY3 was 56.0 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SY3, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY3 has no single figure. Of its 21 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 8 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SY3

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Shropshire 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028970) | 1,497 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 57.2% |
| [Shropshire 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028972) | 1,922 | 28.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 93.2% |
| [Shropshire 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028973) | 1,952 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.6% |
| [Shropshire 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028942) | 1,626 | 79.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Shropshire 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028943) | 2,152 | 59.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [Shropshire 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028951) | 2,024 | 21.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 83.7% |
| [Shropshire 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028953) | 1,562 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.1% |
| [Shropshire 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01035065) | 1,462 | 87.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.4% |
| [Shropshire 020G](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01035066) | 1,833 | 25.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.6% |
| [Shropshire 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028938) | 1,537 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| [Shropshire 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028939) | 1,567 | 53.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Shropshire 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028984) | 1,297 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.4% |
| [Shropshire 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028940) | 1,554 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Shropshire 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028952) | 1,589 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |
| [Shropshire 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028962) | 1,573 | 88.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Shropshire 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028963) | 1,598 | 135.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Shropshire 023E](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028964) | 1,909 | 17.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 96.4% |
| [Shropshire 023F](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028974) | 1,746 | 33.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 80.6% |
| [Shropshire 024A](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028935) | 1,589 | 13.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Shropshire 024B](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028936) | 2,196 | 44.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.5% |
| [Shropshire 024C](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/neighbourhood/e01028937) | 1,434 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |

## Your MP

- [Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury): Julia Buckley (Labour), MP since July 2024. 100% of the people here.
- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.2% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in SY3

[Bayston Hill & Atcham](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/bayston-hill-and-atcham), [Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/shrewsbury-copthorne-and-bowbrook), [Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/shrewsbury-meole-and-kingsland), [Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/shrewsbury-sutton-and-coleham)

## Postcode sectors in SY3

[SY3 0 (174 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-0), [SY3 5 (151 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-5), [SY3 6 (56 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-6), [SY3 7 (227 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-7), [SY3 8 (302 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-8), [SY3 9 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3-9)

## Council

[Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

## Towns in SY3

[Shrewsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shrewsbury)

## Postcode districts next to SY3

[SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1), [SY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy2), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5)

## Nearest rail stations

[Shrewsbury (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.7498,52.7119)

## More in the SY postcode area

[All SY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SY3 in brief

SY3 is a postcode district covering Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill and Meole Brace, in Shropshire.
About 35,883 people lived in SY3 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £305,000 in 2025 across 616 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 50.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY3 was £305,000 in 2025.
SY3 had 35,085 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in SY3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SY3, 93.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SY3
- Postcode area: [SY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy)
- Constituency: [Shrewsbury †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/shrewsbury)
- Council: [Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Area: 38.86 km²
- People, mid-2024: 35,883*
- Neighbourhoods: 21
- Output areas: 115

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[SY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy5), [SY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy4), [SY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy1), [SY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy2)

## Latest updates for SY3

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SY3

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy3