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Thinking of living at SY3 0DF? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.0 km | 51% met the expected standard |
| Meole Brace Church of England Primary School and Nursery | Primary | 1.5 km | – |
| Radbrook Primary School | Primary | 2.7 km | 50% met the expected standard |
| Condover CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.9 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Mereside Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 3.1 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Meole Brace School | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Priory School | Secondary | 2.4 km | Attainment 8: 52.7 · 16.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Belvidere School | Secondary | 4.6 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bettws Lifehouse | Independent | 2.5 km | Attainment 8: 6.6 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shrewsbury School | Independent | 3.2 km | 36.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Shrewsbury High School | Independent | 3.4 km | 33.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SY3 0DF, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Lythwood Sports Complex | 1.5 km | 14 |
| Bowls | Bayston Hill Crown Green Bowling Club | 1.5 km | 12 |
| Cricket | Condover Cricket Club | 2.4 km | 4 |
| Cycling | Meole Brace Bmx Track | 1.3 km | 3 |
| Football | New Meadow | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Bmx | Bayston Hill pumptrack | 1.6 km | 3 |
| Swimming | Bannatyne Health Club (Shrewsbury) | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Rowing | Pugh Boathouse | 3.2 km | 3 |
| Skateboard | Bayston Hill skatepark | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Golf | Meole Brace Golf Course | 1.9 km | 2 |
| Yoga | Jenna Blair Yoga | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Squash Courts | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Croquet | Shrewsbury Croquet Club | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Hockey | Bayston Hill Astro Turf Pitch | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Disc golf | Mereside | 2.8 km | 1 |
| Snooker | Old Shrewsbury Crown Green Bowls Club | 3.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 20. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Shrewsbury, a drive away (4.1 km), with 2.3m journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sharpstones Lane Jct, 100 m away, with a bus about every 30 minutes on weekdays (route 27); 8 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Oakmeadow Church of England Primary and Nursery School, about a 10-minute walk (1.0 km); 51% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Meole Brace School, 2.0 km away; Attainment 8: 44.6 · 9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.6 km away, with Daisy & Tilly's Shop On The Hill closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Beeches Medical Practice (900 m), with Rowlands Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (900 m).
For a haircut, Absolute Beauty is 650 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, 5.1 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 19 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Star Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Three Fishes the nearest pub (100 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 40 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 170 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 40% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 193 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Radbrook Green Park, 2.5 km away; for exercise, PureGym (1.7 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.0 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 71 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.