SY8 4EQ Shropshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Ludlow South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- B4361, County of Herefordshire: 11 addresses
- Mitnell Lane, Mitnell: 1 address
- Unnamed street near B4361, Batchcott: 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 (22% of about 650 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.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: 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 98 m and 144 m above sea level (117 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 64%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 9% 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 | 5.3 km (3.3 miles) |
| Leominster 260,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.3 km (7 miles) | |
| Hopton Heath 2,230 journeys in 2024–25 | 13.6 km (8.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Inn Richards Castle | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Station | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 69.1 km (43 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Ludlow - Portcullis | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Lunts Pharmacy | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Suite 2B (Dental Surgery) | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | The Green 720 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 550 m² | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,060 m² | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Court House Farmhouse, a listed building (Grade II*), 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west. 14 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Court House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Dovecot at Court House | Scheduled monument | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Dovecote About 10 Metres West of Court House Farmhouse | Listed building, Grade I | 470 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m (0.4 miles) north |
| The Old Rectory | Listed building, Grade II* | 890 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Richard's Castle: a motte and bailey with an enclosed settlement. | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Far Orchard | Wood | 500 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Mitnell Covert | Wood | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Burnthouse Covert | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Boneywell Dingle | Valley | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) west |
| Black Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.6 km (1 mile) north |
| Patrick's Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 2.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 4.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 5 | 13 |
8 of the postcode's 13 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 | 54 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 81% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 61% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 29% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 41% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 5 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 B4361.