SY3 8BJ
a large user postcode in Shelton, Shrewsbury
Coordinates
Latitude: 52.7154 / 52°42'55"N
Longitude: -2.7935 / 2°47'36"W
OS Eastings: 346493
OS Northings: 313378
OS Grid: SJ464133
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR BG.1YSH
Mapcode Global: WH8BT.200M
Plus Code: 9C4VP684+5H
Maidenhead Locator System: IO82or41
What Three Birds: blackcap.treecreeper.sparrowhawk
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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Holyhead Road, Shelton SY3 8BJ
Summary
SY3 8BJ is a large user postcode in Shelton, Shrewsbury. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
Severn Trent Water Ltd, Shelton, Shrewsbury SY3 8BJ.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Shrewsbury is a town, which had a population of 71,715 in the 2011 census.
SY3 8BJ is in the Shrewsbury travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Shropshire County Primary Care Trust.
SY3 8BJ is approximately 89m (292ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing SY3 8BJ
6a2: Suburbanites - Suburban Achievers - Comfortable Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for SY3 8BJ
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
1/10 (Very low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
1/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Supermarkets near SY3 8BJ include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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SY3 8BJ at other websites
- Crime near SY3 8BJ at Crime Check UK
- Air quality forecast for SY3 8BJ at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at SY3 8BJ at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near SY3 8BJ at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near SY3 8BJ at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near SY3 8BJ at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to SY3 8BJ at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near SY3 8BJ at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near SY3 8BJ at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near SY3 8BJ at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of SY3 8BJ are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Shropshire Council
Ward
Bowbrook
Councillor
Alex Wagner (Liberal Democrat)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Shrewsbury and Atcham
MP
Daniel Kawczynski (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for SY3 8BJ.
- Definitions
- Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
- Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
- Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near SY3 8BJ.
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