SY8 2EJ Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Corvedale. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- The Terrace, Cleedownton: 26 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Terrace, Stoke St Milborough: 8 addresses
- Scirmidge Lane, Shropshire: 4 addresses
- Pel Lane, Shropshire: 2 addresses
- Stoke Bank, Stoke St Milborough: 2 addresses
- Unnamed street near The Terrace, Stoke St Milborough: 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 E (21% of about 670 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- 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
- GATEPIERS AND WALL TO EAST OF VICARAGE, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 44 addresses are between 203 m and 316 m above sea level (229 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 97%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 9.1 km |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 2 within 800 m; nearest Church Stoke St Milborough | 60 m |
| EV charging points | Smart Charge Charging Station | 8.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 60.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Brown Clee Medical Centre | 8.2 km |
| Pharmacies | Lunts Pharmacy | 9.3 km |
| NHS dentists | Castle View House (Dental Surgery) | 8.9 km |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 8.8 km |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 9.2 km |
Parks and green space
No parks, play areas, playing fields or allotments within 3.0 km.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of St Milburga, a listed building (Grade II*), 130 m west. 9 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Milburga | Listed building, Grade II* | 130 m west |
| Cold Weston deserted medieval village | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| High Leys Coppice | Wood | 900 m west |
| Wain Hill | Hill | 1.3 km south |
| Furlong Plantation | Wood | 1.3 km south-west |
| Little Wood | Wood | 1.3 km south-east |
| Newton Dingle | Valley | 1.5 km south-east |
| Boyne Water | Lake or reservoir | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 7.8 | 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 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 32 | 44 |
12 of the postcode's 44 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 | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 29% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 77% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | under 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 48% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 39% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 31% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 16% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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 The Terrace.