SY7 8DU Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Craven Arms. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Long Lane Industrial Estate, Newington: 21 addresses
- Long Lane, Shropshire: 16 addresses
- Clun Road, Craven Arms: 1 address
- Watling Street, Craven Arms: 1 address
- Aston Hill Road, Craven Arms: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Shropshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,528 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,685 | £1,966 | £2,247 | £2,528 | £3,090 | £3,652 | £4,214 | £5,056 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (22% of about 680 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 40 addresses are between 123 m and 272 m above sea level (139 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 96%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 4% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 4 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 9 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newington Farm Entrance Craven Arms | 360 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Craven Arms | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Newington Way Car Park | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Corvedale Road Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 74.4 km (46 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Craven Arms Surgery | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lunts Pharmacy | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Craven Arms Dental Practice | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishops Castle Hospital | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Castle Police Station | 11.8 km (7.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Delves & Co Limited Cashzone | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Alexandra Park 950 m² | 840 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 40 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.1 ha | 710 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,950 m² | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair, a scheduled monument, 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Bowl barrow 120m south west of Belair | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| Bowl barrow 60m west of Ambleside | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Castle Farm moat and associated water management features, Cheney Longville | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sibdon Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Sallow Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Berrymill Wood | Wood | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Halford Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Hendley Gutter | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| View Edge | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 2 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 35 | 38 |
5 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 2 from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Shropshire: see them on the Shropshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 47% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 5% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 33% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 32% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Long Lane Industrial Estate.