SY8 1DN Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ludlow North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Bromfield Road, Shropshire: 9 addresses
- Burway Lane, Ludlow: 1 address
- Coronation Avenue, Ludlow: 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 A (24% of about 820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ludlow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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
- TOLLGATE COTTAGE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Coach Depot, Fishmore Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LU: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- Shropshire Building Supplies, New Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LS: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (370 m)
- 4 King Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (750 m)
- 9 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (760 m)
- Supermarket, Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1QF: up to 19 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Morris Bufton, Galdeford, Ludlow: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (890 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 0 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 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 1 are in areas at high risk, 0 medium, 0 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 11 addresses are between 84 m and 86 m above sea level (85 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 540 m |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.9 km | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m, 36 within 800 m; nearest Bridge Ludlow | 30 m |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m; nearest National Car Parks | 540 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 66.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Drive Surgery | 680 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 710 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle View House (Dental Surgery) | 320 m |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 560 m |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 380 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,800 m² | 420 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 560 m |
| Allotments | Wigley's Field Allotments 7,350 m² | 820 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 2.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 46, 47 48 and 50, Corve Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 250 m south-east. 371 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade I and 23 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 46, 47 48 and 50, Corve Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 250 m south-east |
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 360 m south-east |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south |
| The Reader's House | Listed building, Grade I | 710 m south-east |
| Ludlow Castle | Scheduled monument | 790 m south |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 880 m south |
| St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km east |
| Oakly Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.7 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Well Rough | Wood | 1.6 km north |
| Park Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km west |
| Lower Plantation | Wood | 1.9 km south |
| Rawles Wood | Wood | 1.9 km north |
| Mary Knoll | Hill | 2.9 km south-west |
| Mary Knoll Valley | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 3.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within both the UK limits and the WHO guidelines.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 2 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 3 | 11 |
8 of the postcode's 11 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 51% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 85% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 39% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 55% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 26% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 7 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 Bromfield Road.