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SY3 postcode area · Shrewsbury

The SY3 postcode district covers Shrewsbury and spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Shropshire. Area Scores range from 52 to 86 across them. Every full SY3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SY3 district, Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook is the strongest performer at 86 out of 100 (#930 of 6,856 nationally); Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch is the weakest at 53. 6 of the 9 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £270,000 in Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley to £375,000 in Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,961a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime57per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied71%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SY3 district

£300,000median home sold over the past year · +22.4% over 5 years · +1.7% over the year · 554 sales
Detached£434,000
Semi-detached£285,500
Terraced£225,250
Flat£148,000
Shropshire£275,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Shrewsbury Copthorne & BowbrookShropshire 93086 £336,125
Shrewsbury Meole & KingslandShropshire 1,37680 £332,500
Shrewsbury London RoadShropshire 1,62376 £290,000
Shrewsbury Sutton & ColehamShropshire 1,80174 £275,000
Bayston Hill & AtchamShropshire 1,86373 £280,000
Shrewsbury TownShropshire 2,15169 £295,000
Bomere Heath & Montford BridgeShropshire 3,00156 £305,000
Hanwood, Pontesbury & MinsterleyShropshire 3,19953 £270,000
Cressage, Dorrington & PulverbatchShropshire 3,22753 £375,000

People living in SY3 Census 2021

Residents75,795
Median age (est.)48
Density129per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above39%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 10%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 10%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 23% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional23%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 7%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SY3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SY3 district.

Shrewsbury

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SY3.

SY5 SY99 SY2 SY1 SY4 SY21 TF6 TF13

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.