Bromfield Road Ludlow, Shropshire
16 addresses across 6 postcodes (SY8), about 3.6 km (2.3 miles) long, classed as a a road. USRN 36500706.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £840,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 1 homes have an energy certificate (A: 1).
- Flood: 5 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band B; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 20% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 1.4 km (0.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 330 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 86 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 10 of its 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Station Drive Surgery, about 1.3 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 1,340 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £840,000 | £840,000 | £840,000 |
| 2011 | 1 | £500,000 | £500,000 | £500,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £550,000 | £550,000 | £550,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £425,000 | £425,000 | £425,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2021 | ORCHARD HOUSE SY8 2BN | Detached | £840,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2011 | ORCHARD HOUSE SY8 2BN | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2009 | ORCHARD HOUSE SY8 2BN | Detached | £550,000 | |
| 20 Nov 2003 | ORCHARD HOUSE SY8 2BN | Detached | £425,000 |
Energy performance certificates
1 home with a current certificate; median floor area 231 m². Most common: House, detached (1). Built: 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (1).
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band B (22% of about 3,490 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 424.
- 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
- BROAD GATE, INCLUDING BROADGATE CHAMBERS AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- CASTLE HOUSE FLATS, grade I
- CHURCH OF ST LAURENCE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade I
- FEATHERS HOTEL, grade I
- Ludlow Castle, the standing structural remains, grade I
- THE BUTTER CROSS, grade I
- THE GUILDHALL AND ADJOINING COACHHOUSE, grade I
- THE READER'S HOUSE, grade I
- 1 BROAD STREET AND 19 AND 20 KING STREET, grade II*
- 14 AND 15, KING STREET, grade II*
- 14, CASTLE STREET, grade II*
- 1A, HIGH STREET, grade II*
- 27, BROAD STREET, grade II*
- 37, BROAD STREET, grade II*
- 38, BROAD STREET, grade II*
- 39, BROAD STREET, grade II*
- 45, BULL RING, grade II*
- 46, 47 48 AND 50, CORVE STREET, grade II*
- 69, OLD STREET, grade II*
- CASTLE LODGE AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- CHAPEL HOUSE, grade II*
- DINHAM HOUSE, grade II*
- DINHAM LODGE, grade II*
- FIVES COURT TO NORTH WEST OF BOWLING GREEN HOUSE, grade II*
- GAZEBO IN GARDEN OF NUMBER 5 (NOT INCLUDED), grade II*
- HOSYERS ALMSHOUSES, grade II*
- LANE'S HOUSE AND OLDGATE HOUSE, grade II*
- LUDLOW COLLEGE COMPLEX, grade II*
- LUDLOW COLLEGE HIGH HALL AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II*
- OLD BULL RING TAVERN, grade II*
And 394 more.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Former Depot, Riddings Road, Ludlow: up to 21 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- Manor Farm Road (Site 5): up to 3 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 3 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 7 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 1XE | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 4 | unlikely |
| SY8 2BN | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 1EL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 1 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 1JG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY8 1XF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| SY8 3DP | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 16 addresses are between 86 m and 115 m above sea level (102 m on average); the ground rises about 30 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 1EL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 1JG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 1XE | 100% | 80% | 80% | 0% |
| SY8 1XF | 94% | 94% | 94% | 0% |
| SY8 2BN | 56% | 56% | 56% | 0% |
| SY8 3DP | 80% | 20% | 20% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.6 km (7.8 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 14.2 km (8.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Blashfield Rd Jct Ludlow | 250 m |
| Car parks | Smithfield Car Park | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Osprey Charging Station | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 65.1 km (40 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Station Drive Surgery | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Lunts Pharmacy | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Alliance Dentistry LTD | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.0 ha | 330 m |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 400 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Ludlow Boxing Club 1.8 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 220 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 6.9 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road, a scheduled monument, 910 m (0.6 miles) west. 8 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| St Julian's Well: a holy well in the middle of Livesey Road, 155m south west of the junction with Sandpits Road | Scheduled monument | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) west |
| Ludford Bridge | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Henley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rock Covert | Wood | 940 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Ledwyche Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1 km (0.6 miles) east |
| The Colonel's Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Ledwyche Covert | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| Tinkers Hill | Hill | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Hays Dingle | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 1 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 15 |
10 of the street's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 1 from railways, 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monkey Mania SY8 1XD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 120 m | 5 Very good | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Oriental City SY8 1XE | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 260 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 26 Aug 2026 |
| Coder Road Stores SY8 1XE | Retailers - other | 260 m | 4 Good | 15 Sep 2026 |
| Chutneys Ludlow SY8 1XY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 280 m | 4 Good | 19 Nov 2025 |
| The Olive Press SY8 1XF | Importers/Exporters | 360 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Domino’s Pizza SY8 1XF | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 5 May 2025 |
| Morganics SY8 1YG | Other catering premises | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 11 Sep 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
No crimes recorded at anonymised points within 250 m in this period (west-mercia).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 55 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 35% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 48% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 26% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 53% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 37% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 59% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 4 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- SY8 1XE: 6 addresses of 40 in the postcode
- SY8 2BN: 6 addresses of 18 in the postcode
- SY8 1EL: 1 address of 4 in the postcode
- SY8 1JG: 1 address of 17 in the postcode
- SY8 1XF: 1 address of 46 in the postcode
- SY8 3DP: 1 address of 21 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Lingen Road · Coder Road · Corfield Road · Parys Road · Shearman Road · Blashfield Road · James Close · Baker Close · Ballard Close · Langford Close · Cangeford Drive · Eco Park Road
All the streets in SY8 and across Shropshire.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.