SY8 2JP Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ludlow North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Lady Halton Farm House, Bromfield: 11 addresses
- A4113, County of Herefordshire: 1 address
- Bromfield Road, Bromfield: 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 E (21% of about 1,150 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Bromfield. Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- 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
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, grade I
- PRIORY GATEHOUSE AND ATTACHED RUBBLE WALL, grade II*
- BROMFIELD MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- Bromfield War Memorial, grade II
- ESTATE OFFICE, WORKSHOPS AND DWELLINGS AT OAKLY PARK, grade II
- SAWMILL, grade II
- WEIR, ADJACENT TO BRIDGE OVER TEME, OAKLEY PARK DRIVE, grade II
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 13 addresses are between 86 m and 93 m above sea level (89 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 50%, 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 | 3.7 km |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.0 km | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 4 within 800 m; nearest Clive Restaurant Bromfield | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Railway Station Craven Arms | 8.0 km |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest Osprey Charging Station | 250 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 69.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Station Drive Surgery | 3.8 km |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 3.7 km |
| NHS dentists | Castle View House (Dental Surgery) | 3.4 km |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 3.7 km |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 4.1 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.2 ha | 2.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Priory Gatehouse and Attached Rubble Wall, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 29 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Priory Gatehouse and Attached Rubble Wall | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| Church of St Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 90 m east |
| Bromfield moated grange | Scheduled monument | 230 m west |
| Oakly Park | Listed building, Grade II* | 670 m south-east |
| Roman camp N of Bromfield Farm | Scheduled monument | 730 m north-east |
| Oakly Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 780 m south |
| Robin Hood's Butt: a bowl barrow 190m north of Ludlow golf course club house | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cricket Pool | Lake or reservoir | 370 m south-west |
| Pheasantry Covert | Wood | 660 m south |
| High Trees | Wood | 930 m south-west |
| Brick Kiln Covert | Wood | 1.0 km south-east |
| Mary Knoll | Hill | 3.2 km south |
| Mary Knoll Valley | Valley | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 13 |
5 of the postcode's 13 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 70% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 30% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 40% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 16% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 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) | 25% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 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 Lady Halton Farm House.