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SY3 8EF area guide

Who lives in SY3 8EF, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge
Council
Shropshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,721 (2024)
At a glance

What SY3 8EF is like

SY3 8EF is a postcode in the Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,721 people. 66.8% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 16.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 85+, and 47.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SY3 8 sold for a median of £362,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SY3 8EF compares

Headline figures for SY3 8EF, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£362,500

Median over 143 sales in SY3 8, +3.3% on the year before.

TransportMore
1.3/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 8 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
50%

Rated good or better across 2 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£51,285

Average annual income before tax, higher than 46% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SY3 8EF differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    36.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

SY3 8EF FAQs

01
Is SY3 8EF a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 19.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 50% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in SY3 8EF?

The median sale price over the last year was £362,500.

Homes in SY3 8 sold for a median of £362,500 across 143 sales in the year to August 2026, +3.3% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SY3 8EF safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around SY3 8EF, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in SY3 8EF?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 85+, at 10.2% of residents. 66.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (58.2%).
05
Which council covers SY3 8EF?

The local authority for SY3 8EF is Shropshire.

SY3 8EF comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SY3 8EF?

Connectivity scores 1.3 out of 10.

There are 8 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.3 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Shrewsbury Rail Station, 2.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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