SY3 8BD postcode in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

SY3 8BD is a postcode in Shrewsbury, in the Copthorne ward of Shropshire. It is in the Shrewsbury parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1993.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Shropshire: 75% Typical price £362,750 Homes sold in SY3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 3.3% on the year before Nearest station Shrewsbury 2.3 km in a straight line

Where SY3 8BD is, and what is near it

Map of SY3 8BD and what is near it Map of SY3 8BD: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the SY3 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SY3 8AA: also in SY3 8SY3 8AB: also in SY3 8SY3 8AD: also in SY3 8SY3 8AE: also in SY3 8SY3 8AF: also in SY3 8SY3 8AG: also in SY3 8SY3 8AH: also in SY3 8SY3 8AJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8AL: also in SY3 8SY3 8AN: also in SY3 8SY3 8AP: also in SY3 8SY3 8AQ: also in SY3 8SY3 8AR: also in SY3 8SY3 8AS: also in SY3 8SY3 8AT: also in SY3 8SY3 8AU: also in SY3 8SY3 8AW: also in SY3 8SY3 8AX: also in SY3 8SY3 8AY: also in SY3 8SY3 8AZ: also in SY3 8SY3 8BA: also in SY3 8SY3 8DH: also in SY3 8SY3 8DJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8DP: also in SY3 8SY3 8DQ: also in SY3 8SY3 8DU: also in SY3 8SY3 8FE: also in SY3 8SY3 8FF: also in SY3 8SY3 8FG: also in SY3 8SY3 8FJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8FL: also in SY3 8SY3 8FR: also in SY3 8SY3 8GB: also in SY3 8SY3 8GD: also in SY3 8SY3 8GE: also in SY3 8SY3 8GF: also in SY3 8SY3 8GG: also in SY3 8SY3 8HD: also in SY3 8SY3 8HE: also in SY3 8SY3 8HT: also in SY3 8SY3 8HU: also in SY3 8SY3 8HX: also in SY3 8SY3 8HY: also in SY3 8SY3 8LP: also in SY3 8SY3 8LR: also in SY3 8SY3 8LS: also in SY3 8SY3 8LT: also in SY3 8SY3 8LU: also in SY3 8SY3 8LX: also in SY3 8SY3 8LZ: also in SY3 8SY3 8NA: also in SY3 8SY3 8RN: also in SY3 8SY3 8RP: also in SY3 8SY3 8RR: also in SY3 8SY3 8RS: also in SY3 8SY3 8RT: also in SY3 8SY3 8RU: also in SY3 8SY3 8RW: also in SY3 8SY3 8RX: also in SY3 8SY3 8SP: also in SY3 8SY3 8SR: also in SY3 8SY3 8SS: also in SY3 8SY3 8ST: also in SY3 8SY3 8SU: also in SY3 8SY3 8SX: also in SY3 8SY3 8SY: also in SY3 8SY3 8SZ: also in SY3 8SY3 8TA: also in SY3 8SY3 8TB: also in SY3 8SY3 8TD: also in SY3 8SY3 8TE: also in SY3 8SY3 8TF: also in SY3 8SY3 8TH: also in SY3 8SY3 8TJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8TL: also in SY3 8SY3 8TN: also in SY3 8SY3 8TQ: also in SY3 8SY3 8UA: also in SY3 8SY3 8UB: also in SY3 8SY3 8UD: also in SY3 8SY3 8UE: also in SY3 8SY3 8UF: also in SY3 8SY3 8UG: also in SY3 8SY3 8UH: also in SY3 8SY3 8UJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8UL: also in SY3 8SY3 8UN: also in SY3 8SY3 8UP: also in SY3 8SY3 8UQ: also in SY3 8SY3 8UR: also in SY3 8SY3 8US: also in SY3 8SY3 8UT: also in SY3 8SY3 8UU: also in SY3 8SY3 8UW: also in SY3 8SY3 8UX: also in SY3 8SY3 8UY: also in SY3 8SY3 8UZ: also in SY3 8SY3 8XA: also in SY3 8SY3 8XB: also in SY3 8SY3 8XD: also in SY3 8SY3 8XE: also in SY3 8SY3 8XG: also in SY3 8SY3 8XJ: also in SY3 8SY3 8XL: also in SY3 8SY3 8XQ: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZA: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZB: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZD: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZE: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZF: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZG: also in SY3 8SY3 8ZQ: also in SY3 8 GP 1.0 kmRadbrook Green Surgery 1.2 kmShrewsbury School 1.4 kmYorton station 11.9 kmPorthill SY3 8BD Map of SY3 8BD and what is near it Map of SY3 8BD: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the SY3 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 14 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Yorton station 11.9 kmPorthill SY3 8BD
  • SY3 8BD
  • Other postcodes in SY3 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.7060, longitude -2.7829)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY3 8BD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SY3 8BD?

Every home and business at SY3 8BD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Shropshire: 75%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Shropshire: 92%

The line marks the figure across Shropshire.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SY3 8BD?

BinDayBuddy does not read Shropshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Shropshire Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SY3 8BD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SY3 8BD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Shropshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SY3 8BD: 4,158 properties in Shropshire are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Shropshire

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SY3 8BD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SY3 8BD?

Homes in SY3 8 sold for a typical £362,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 142 sales, up 3.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£362,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£351,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £430,000 52 sales
  • Semi-detached £364,000 52 sales
  • Terraced £276,000 21 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £163,000 17 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SY3 district: a typical £310,000 from 476 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SY3 8BD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY3 8BD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at SY3 8BD

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SY3 8BD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SY3 8BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 940 homes in the neighbourhood around SY3 8BD. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (20%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SY3 8BD

Band D in Shropshire for 2026‑27: £2,528. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,685 (band A) to £4,214 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,090.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 80 (9%)£1,685
Band Babout 200 (21%)£1,966
Band Cabout 100 (11%)£2,247
Band Dabout 100 (11%)£2,528
Band Eabout 240 (26%)£3,090
Band Fabout 140 (15%)£3,652
Band Gabout 80 (9%)£4,214
Band Hwithheld£5,056

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 20% 1919 to 1939
  4. 18% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 9% 2020 or later

Averages for Shropshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY3 8BD is in (ONS area E01028951), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest open schools to SY3 8BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SY3 8BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SY3 8BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY3 8BD is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 2.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Shrewsbury Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle
  • Yorton Rail Station Railway station 11.9 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Oakfield Road Jct, 161 m away.

More stations near SY3 8BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY3 8BD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SY3 8BD?

1 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SY3 8BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Starkey Charging point · 4 chargers 800 mWalk
  • POD Point (UK) Charging point · 2 chargers 1.8 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest to the centre of SY3 8BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SY3 8BD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SY3 8BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SY3 8BD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SY3 8BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY3 8BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SY3 8BD in a conservation area?

The centre of SY3 8BD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SY3 8BD?

Police.uk records 61 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY3 8BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences30 reports
Anti-social behaviour9 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Public order6 reports
Other theft2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, shoplifting 1, robbery 1, other crime 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SY3 8BD

Ward
Copthorne
Parish
Shrewsbury
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Shrewsbury
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1993

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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