SY8 2PR Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced April 1986. Ward: Ludlow North. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Fishmore View, Ludlow: 36 addresses
- Bringewood Road, Ludlow: 1 address
- Corve View, Ludlow: 1 address
- Fishmore Close, Ludlow: 1 address
- Stanton Road, 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 D (29% of about 620 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Coach Depot, Fishmore Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LU: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (190 m)
- Shropshire Building Supplies, New Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LS: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
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 40 addresses are between 88 m and 91 m above sea level (90 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 | 730 m |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.3 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 30 within 800 m; nearest Bringewood Close Jct Ludlow | 170 m |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ludlow Community Hospital Car Park | 650 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 66.7 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Station Drive Surgery | 870 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castle View House (Dental Surgery) | 380 m |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 580 m |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.7 ha | 20 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,800 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4.2 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 220 m² | 1.1 km |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 2.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is 46, 47 48 and 50, Corve Street, a listed building (Grade II*), 510 m south. 101 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I and 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| 46, 47 48 and 50, Corve Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m south |
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m south |
| The Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km south |
| Feathers Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 1.0 km 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 south-east |
| Ludlow Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km south |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km south |
| Oakly Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.8 km west |
| Henley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.6 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 37 | 39 |
3 of the postcode's 40 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 49 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 22% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 34% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 78% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 62% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 22% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 36% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 0% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 44% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 38% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Fishmore View.