SY5 8QA maps, stats, and open data
SY5 8QA lies on Whitty Close in Bowbrook, Shrewsbury. SY5 8QA is located in the Radbrook 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 November 2015.
SY5 8QA maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SY5 8QA geodata
| Easting | 346180 |
| Northing | 312293 |
| Latitude | 52.705631 |
| Longitude | -2.797974 |
Where is SY5 8QA?
| Street | Whitty Close |
| Locality | Bowbrook |
| Town/City | Shrewsbury |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SY5 |
SY5 8QA Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SY5 8QA as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
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 | Radbrook |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Shrewsbury And Atcham |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SY5 8QA
2026 13 MAR £335,000 |
2026 19 JAN £395,000 |
2025 28 MAR £380,000 |
2023 30 JUN £387,500 |
3, WHITTY CLOSE, BOWBROOK, SHREWSBURY, SY5 8QA 2022 1 NOV £480,000 |
2022 29 JUL £365,000 |
2019 29 NOV £284,995 |
2, WHITTY CLOSE, BOWBROOK, SHREWSBURY, SY5 8QA 2019 27 SEP £434,995 |
2019 18 APR £297,000 |
5, WHITTY CLOSE, BOWBROOK, SHREWSBURY, SY5 8QA 2018 28 JUN £393,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SY5 8QA
| Racecourse Lane Jct (Mytton Oak Road) | Copthorne | 130m |
| Racecourse Lane Jct (Mytton Oak Road) | Copthorne | 151m |
| Bowbrook (Mytton Oak Road) | Gains Park | 175m |
| Bowbrook (Mytton Oak Road) | Gains Park | 223m |
| Sandown Crescent Jct (Gains Park Way) | Gains Park | 274m |
Nearest railway stations to SY5 8QA
| Shrewsbury Station | 3.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SY5 8QA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 87.5% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 87.5% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 87.5% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 87.5% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SY5 8QA (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 3.6Mbps |
| Average download speed | 3.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 4.78Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 0.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 0.76Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SY5 8QA (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
SY5 8QA gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SY5 8QA by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 32,786 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 14 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 2,342 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 1,665 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SY5 8QA, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SY5 8QA.
- 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
48.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than SY5 8QA:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to SY5 8QA (metres)
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Nearest post box to SY5 8QA
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Lambourne Drive | 19:00 | 12:00 | 557m |
| Churchill Drive | 19:00 | 11:45 | 735m |
| Westlands Road | 19:00 | 11:45 | 749m |
SY5 8QA ITL and SY5 8QA 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 8QA:
| 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 8QA 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 8QA:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00147378 | |
| LSOA | E01028941 | Shropshire 020A |
| MSOA | E02006034 | Shropshire 020 |
Nearest postcodes to SY5 8QA
| SY3 5JD | Saxon Court | 120m |
| SY5 8PZ | Woodwynd Close | 130m |
| SY3 5BS | 168m | |
| SY3 5JE | Silverstone Close | 249m |
| SY3 8XT | Bowbrook Grange | 275m |
| SY3 8SL | Sandown Crescent | 292m |
| SY3 5BP | Wellwood Close | 314m |
| SY3 5JA | Carlton Close | 318m |
| SY3 8SN | Cresswell Court | 343m |
| SY3 5BT | Oak Lane | 346m |
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