SY5 8BP maps, stats, and open data
SY5 8BP is in Hookagate, Shrewsbury. SY5 8BP is located in the Longden electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Shropshire and the English Parliamentary constituency of Shrewsbury and Atcham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SY5 8BP maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SY5 8BP geodata
| Easting | 346916 |
| Northing | 309614 |
| Latitude | 52.681608 |
| Longitude | -2.786651 |
Where is SY5 8BP?
| Locality | Hookagate |
| Town/City | Shrewsbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SY5 |
SY5 8BP Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SY5 8BP as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 70m | 230ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
| Ward | Longden |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Shrewsbury And Atcham |
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SY5 8BP
| Redhill Drive Jct (Main Road) | Hook-a-gate | 56m |
| Redhill Drive Jct (Main Road) | Hook-a-gate | 67m |
| Cygnets Ph (Main Road) | Hook-a-gate | 636m |
| Cygnets Ph (Main Road) | Hook-a-gate | 692m |
| Parrs Lane Jct (Overdale Road) | Bayston Hill | 714m |
Nearest railway stations to SY5 8BP
| Shrewsbury Station | 4.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SY5 8BP (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SY5 8BP (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 4.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 4.8Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 5.51Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.7Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 0.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 1.16Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SY5 8BP (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 85.7% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 85.7% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
SY5 8BP gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SY5 8BP by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 67,665 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 10 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,767 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,020 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SY5 8BP, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SY5 8BP.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
31.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than SY5 8BP:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SY5 8BP (metres)
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Nearest post box to SY5 8BP
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Nobold | 16:00 | 11:15 | 700m |
| Hook-a-gate | 16:00 | 11:15 | 709m |
| Overdale Road | 19:00 | 11:30 | 743m |
SY5 8BP ITL and SY5 8BP LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SY5 8BP:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG2 | Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG22 | Shropshire |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000051 | Shropshire |
SY5 8BP census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SY5 8BP:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00147448 | |
| LSOA | E01028954 | Shropshire 026A |
| MSOA | E02006039 | Shropshire 026 |
Nearest postcodes to SY5 8BP
| SY5 8BW | Redhill Drive | 175m |
| SY3 0JL | Gorse Lane | 427m |
| SY3 0JN | Hanley Lane | 522m |
| SY3 0HP | Parrys Close | 563m |
| SY5 8BJ | Rose Cottages | 581m |
| SY5 8NJ | 586m | |
| SY3 0JW | Poolside | 600m |
| SY3 0JJ | Gorse Lane | 606m |
| SY3 0LP | Oak Tree Drive | 610m |
| SY5 8BN | Spring Cottages | 625m |
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