Pepper Lane Ludlow, Shropshire
23 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY8), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 36500347.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2021 the median was £228,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 15 homes have an energy certificate (B: 7, C: 6, D: 1, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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 A; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 90% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 390 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 300 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 103 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Ludlow - Portcullis, about 160 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 66% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 162 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | £228,000 | £228,000 | £228,000 |
| 2017 | 1 | £205,000 | £205,000 | £205,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £117,000 | £117,000 | £117,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £125,000 | £125,000 | £125,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £120,218 | £86,500 | £153,935 |
| 2001 | 2 | £88,000 | £70,000 | £106,000 |
| 2000 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 1997 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Aug 2024 | THE OLD CHINA SHOP SY8 1PX | Other | £180,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 10 Sep 2021 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £228,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2017 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £205,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2016 | THE OLD CHINA SHOP SY8 1PX | Other | £600,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 30 Jul 2012 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £117,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2007 | THE OLD CHINA SHOP SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 8 Feb 2005 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 29 Jul 2003 | 1A SY8 1PX | Flat or maisonette | £125,000 | |
| 4 Oct 2002 | THE OLD CHINA SHOP SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £153,935 | |
| 21 Jan 2002 | 1A SY8 1PX | Flat or maisonette | £86,500 | Leasehold. |
| 31 Jul 2001 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £106,000 | |
| 31 May 2001 | THE OLD CHINA SHOP SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £70,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2000 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £99,950 | |
| 1 Aug 1997 | 3 SY8 1PX | Semi-detached | £55,000 |
Energy performance certificates
15 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 91 m². Most common: House, semi-detached (9); House, mid-terrace (3); House, end-terrace (2). Built: 2009 (6); 2008 (6); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 addresses)
- 1 Pepper Lane
- 1 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 2 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 2, Pepper Lane
- 3 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 3, Pepper Lane
- 4 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 5 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 6 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 7 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 8 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 9 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- 10 Steeple Mews, Pepper Lane
- Pepper House, Pepper Lane
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 street: most are in band A (42% of about 740 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Ludlow (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 14.
- 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
- 45, BULL RING, grade II*
- OLD BULL RING TAVERN, grade II*
- 11, 12 AND 13 KING STREET, grade II
- 12, OLD STREET, grade II
- 2, OLD STREET, grade II
- 3, OLD STREET, grade II
- 4, OLD STREET, grade II
- 42, BULL RING, grade II
- 46, BULL RING, grade II
- 5, OLD STREET, grade II
- 6 AND 8, OLD STREET, grade II
- 7, OLD STREET, grade II
- COUNTY LIBRARY (LUDLOW BRANCH), grade II
- THE TOLSEY AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 4 King Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- 9 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (90 m)
- Supermarket, Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1QF: up to 19 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- Morris Bufton, Galdeford, Ludlow: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- Shropshire Building Supplies, New Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LS: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Ludford House, Overton Road, Ludford, Ludlow, SY8 1PJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
- Coach Depot, Fishmore Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LU: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (930 m (0.6 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, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 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 1YW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 1PX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 1NW | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 103 m and 105 m above sea level (104 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 1NW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 1PX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 1YW | 100% | 90% | 90% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 390 m |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.7 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 13 km (8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Compasses Inn Ludlow | 150 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Road Car Park | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 200 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 66.6 km (41 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ludlow - Portcullis | 160 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 100 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Suite 2B (Dental Surgery) | 180 m |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 320 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 300 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 2,820 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 0.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Old Bull Ring Tavern, a listed building (Grade II*), 30 m. 439 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 29 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Old Bull Ring Tavern | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 45, Bull Ring | Listed building, Grade II* | 30 m |
| 14 and 15, King Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m west |
| The Reader's House | Listed building, Grade I | 100 m north-west |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 210 m south-west |
| Ludlow Castle | Scheduled monument | 380 m west |
| Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane | Scheduled monument | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Plantation | Wood | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Woodcock Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) west |
| Rock Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Park Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) north-west |
| Tinkers Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Mary Knoll Valley | Valley | 3 km (1.8 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.7 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 23 |
15 of the street's 23 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.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Laurence CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ludlow Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Street Tavern SY8 1NP | Pub/bar/nightclub | 10 m | 5 Very good | 10 Jun 2026 |
| The Corner House SY8 1NP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 10 m | 5 Very good | 8 Jul 2026 |
| Kin Kitchen SY8 1NW | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 20 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2024 |
| Evergreen Fish Bar & Chinese Takeaway SY8 1NW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 20 m | 4 Good | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Ye Olde Bull Ring Tavern SY8 1AB | Pub/bar/nightclub | 20 m | 5 Very good | 7 Jul 2026 |
| The Fish House SY8 1AB | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 17 Oct 2025 |
| Grape Tree SY8 1AB | Retailers - other | 30 m | 5 Very good | 20 Apr 2026 |
| Suelo SY8 1RL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 30 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| The French Pantry SY8 1RL | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jan 2023 |
| The Workshop Ludlow SY8 1AD | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 50 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Crumbs SY8 1RL | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 12 Mar 2025 |
| Greggs PLC SY8 1AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 50 m | 5 Very good | 8 May 2024 |
| Caffe Nero SY8 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Carvells The Art Of Tea SY8 1AQ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 60 m | 5 Very good | 27 Jun 2024 |
| Vaughan's Sandwich Bar SY8 1AQ | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 60 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jul 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 49 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 21 |
| Public order | 10 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Burglary | 4 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Bull Ring (30); On or near Tower Street (28); On or near Church Street (15); On or near Parking Area (12); On or near Harp Lane (12).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 52% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 66% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 57% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 25% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 29% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 53% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 25% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 35% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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 1YW: 12 addresses
- SY8 1PX: 10 addresses of 11 in the postcode
- SY8 1NW: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
Nearby streets
King Street · Tower Street · Bull Ring · Bull Ring · Broad Street · Packers Court · Lower Galdeford · Market Street · Brand Lane · Raven Lane · High Street · Upper Linney
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.