SY7 8QE Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Clun. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Church Road, Whitcott Keysett: 18 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Whitcott Keysett: 12 addresses
- Whitcott Keysett, Bicton: 5 addresses
- Mardu Lane, Mardu: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Church Road, Whitcott Keysett: 2 addresses
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 D (24% of about 1,190 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 8.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- BARN AND COWHOUSE OR STABLE ADJOINING 9 WHITCOTT KEYSETT TO EAST, grade II
- BARN APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES TO WEST OF LAKE HOUSE, grade II
- BRYN-Y-CAGLEY HALL, grade II
- FARMBUILDING APPROXIMATELY 15 METRES TO NORTH OF LAKE HOUSE, grade II
- LAKE HOUSE, grade II
- LAKE HOUSE COTTAGE, grade II
- No. 9, WHITCOTT KEYSETT, grade II
- THE RHONETH, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 1 low and 0 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 41 addresses are between 192 m and 249 m above sea level (206 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Knucklas 4,160 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.9 km (5.6 miles) |
| Knighton 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km (6.5 miles) | |
| Llangynllo 750 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Crossroads Whitcott Keysett | 60 m |
| EV charging points | Clun Castle Car Park | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 89.8 km (56 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | The Meadows Medical Practice | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Bishops Castle Pharmacy | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Butler And Finnigan | 7.9 km (4.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Bishops Castle Hospital | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
| Police station | Bishops Castle Police Station | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 2.8 km (1.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Standing stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott Keysett, a scheduled monument, 490 m (0.3 miles) south. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Standing stone 350yds (320m) SE of Whitcott Keysett | Scheduled monument | 490 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Bowl barrow 500m north of The Oak Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Bicton motte and bailey castle | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Worns Wood | Wood | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Whitcott Evan Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| Graig Hill | Hill | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Swinbatch Wood | Wood | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) north |
| Langford's Dingle | Valley | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) east |
| Acton Pool | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 6.8 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 41 |
16 of the postcode's 41 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, 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 | 62 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 42% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 69% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 46% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 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 | 40% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Church Road.