The UK Postcode Database

SY3 5BY

a postcode in Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Introduced in March 1983
SY3 5BY Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SY3 5BY

Thorns Grove - 14 properties, USRN 34701110

Bligny Crescent - 2 properties, USRN 34800695

Gains Park Way - 1 property, USRN 34700426

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 52.7154 / 52°42'55"N

Longitude: -2.8125 / 2°48'45"W

UTM Reference: 30U 512664 5840628

OS Easting: 345209

OS Northing: 313390

OS Grid: SJ452133

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR BG.1SB9

Mapcode Global: WH8BS.R0WM

Open Location Code: 9C4VP58P+5X

Maidenhead Locator System: IO82or21

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1b1

  • Rural Residents
  • Rural Tenants
  • Rural Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16143 / 32844

  • 5th decile
  • slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SY3 5BY on Monday 17 March 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 04:23
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 05:05
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 05:45
Sunrise 06:19
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:19
Sunset 18:19
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 18:53
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 19:33
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 20:15
Hours of daylight today05:49 to 18:49
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
18:49 to 05:47
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 07:03
Moon Rises 22:26

For a full sun and moon calendar for SY3 5BY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SY3 5BY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
4 October 2022 7 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £192,500
21 January 2022 5 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £167,500
13 September 2019 12 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £166,000
29 July 2016 4 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
8 December 2014 7 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £164,500
5 September 2011 14 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £116,500
24 February 2006 8 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
13 March 1998 8 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £56,500
28 July 1997 9 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Detached Freehold £92,000
30 June 1997 2 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Detached Freehold £83,000
28 April 1995 12 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Semi-detached Freehold £51,000
10 January 1995 9 Thorns Grove, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury SY3 5BY Detached Freehold £76,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SY3 5BY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Shrewsbury

MP

Julia Buckley Labour

Shropshire Council
Unitary Authority electoral division (UTE)

Bowbrook

Councillor

Alex Wagner Liberal Democrats

SY3 5BY also falls within the Civil Parish of Shrewsbury, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SY3 5BY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00147371 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01028943 Shropshire 020C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02006034 Shropshire 020 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04011358 Shrewsbury Civil Parishes Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E05008144 Bowbrook Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 June 2009 DLUHC
E06000051 Shropshire Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 April 2009 DLUHC
E12000005 West Midlands Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001473 Shrewsbury Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000016 West Mercia Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000262 Shrewsbury Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33021873 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000036 The Marches Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000257 NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2021 ODS
E40000011 Midlands NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000011 Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000007 West Midlands Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E63002444 Shrewsbury Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

The UK Postcode Database is a Good Stuff website.

Page generated in 0.64 seconds. 18.221.53.37. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:13:47 +0000. Contiguous Amelioration.