Station Drive Ludlow, Shropshire
23 addresses across 3 postcodes (SY8), about 420 m (0.3 miles) long, classed as a local road. USRN 36500435.
- Sales: 23 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £181,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 6, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 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 A; Band D in Shropshire costs £2,528 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Ludlow, about 110 m away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 530 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.0 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 89 to 107 m above sea level.
- Noise: 4 of its 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Station Drive Surgery, about 220 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 510 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 69% of households owned their home and 40% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £181,000 | £181,000 | £181,000 |
| 2021 | 2 | £205,500 | £171,000 | £240,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £218,000 | £218,000 | £218,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £247,000 | £247,000 | £247,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £210,000 | £210,000 | £210,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £179,950 | £179,950 | £179,950 |
| 2010 | 1 | £199,000 | £199,000 | £199,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £155,000 | £155,000 | £155,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2006 | 3 | £175,000 | £135,000 | £202,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £144,000 | £138,000 | £150,000 |
| 2002 | 2 | £109,750 | £95,500 | £124,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2023 | 7 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £181,000 | |
| 20 May 2021 | 9 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £171,000 | |
| 14 May 2021 | 2 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £240,000 | |
| 18 Mar 2019 | 6 SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £218,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2018 | BOCKLETON SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £247,000 | |
| 12 Aug 2016 | TESCO SUPERMARKET SY8 2PQ | Other | £18,050,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 28 Aug 2014 | 8 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £210,000 | |
| 24 Aug 2012 | 5 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £179,950 | |
| 30 Apr 2010 | 8 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £199,000 | |
| 2 Sep 2009 | 5 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £155,000 | |
| 28 Mar 2007 | 3 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £145,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2006 | 8 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £202,000 | |
| 22 May 2006 | 1 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 12 Jan 2006 | 6 SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 21 Nov 2003 | 5 SY8 2PQ | Detached | £138,000 | |
| 28 May 2003 | 8 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £150,000 | |
| 10 Oct 2002 | 6 SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £95,500 | |
| 24 May 2002 | BOCKLETON SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £124,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2001 | 1 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 29 Mar 2001 | 8 SY8 2PQ | Terraced | £91,000 | |
| 11 Dec 1998 | THE LAURELS SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 1 Aug 1997 | BOCKLETON SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £52,500 | |
| 28 Jun 1996 | THE LAURELS SY8 2PQ | Semi-detached | £47,500 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 106 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (4); House, end-terrace (2); House, semi-detached (2). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (1); 1976-1982 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 A (25% of about 1,600 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: 28.
- 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
- 10, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 11, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 114, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 12, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 124, 130 and 131, Corve Street, grade II
- 132, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 133, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 134, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 136, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 137, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 138, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 139 AND 139A, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 140, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 141A, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 143 and 144 Corve Street, grade II
- 145, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 21, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 28 AND 28A, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 30, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 32, CORVE STREET, grade II
- 8, CORVE STREET, grade II
- Building to rear of No. 139A Corve Street, grade II
- CORRIE HOUSE, grade II
- EAGLE HOUSE, grade II
- Nos. 14 and 15, CORVE STREET, grade II
- NUMBER 9 AND ATTACHED RAILINGS, grade II
- ST LEONARD'S CHURCH GATEWAY, grade II
- STREATLEY HOUSE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Shropshire Building Supplies, New Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LS: up to 26 homes, not permissioned (210 m)
- 9 Tower Street, Ludlow, SY8 1RL: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- 4 King Street, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 1AQ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (370 m)
- Supermarket, Upper Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1QF: up to 19 homes, permissioned (380 m)
- Morris Bufton, Galdeford, Ludlow: up to 45 homes, not permissioned (430 m (0.3 miles))
- Coach Depot, Fishmore Road, Ludlow, Shropshire, SY8 2LU: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (540 m (0.3 miles))
- Ludford House, Overton Road, Ludford, Ludlow, SY8 1PJ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
Planned, as of 31 October 2026
- 5 November 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, multi-way signals, on the verge (minor works)
Finished in the last three months
- 6 October 2026: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL, Highway improvement works, give and take, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 2 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 2PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 2 / 2 | unlikely |
| SY8 1QL | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SY8 2AB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 23 addresses are between 89 m and 107 m above sea level (93 m on average); the ground rises about 18 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SY8 1QL | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 2AB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SY8 2PQ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Ludlow 271,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 110 m |
| Craven Arms 100,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.4 km (7.1 miles) | |
| Broome 1,680 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.8 km (7.9 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 15 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 43 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Ludlow | 20 m |
| Car parks | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest National Car Parks | 100 m |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 260 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 Station Drive Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 290 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 180 m |
| Hospital | Ludlow Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Ludlow Police Station | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,540 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 6 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,050 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,220 m² | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 2.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stone House, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north-west. 435 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade I and 28 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Stone House | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-west |
| 46, 47 48 and 50, Corve Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 220 m north-west |
| Feathers Hotel | Listed building, Grade I | 290 m south |
| The Reader's House | Listed building, Grade I | 310 m south |
| Town walls | Scheduled monument | 540 m (0.3 miles) south |
| Ludlow Castle | Scheduled monument | 570 m (0.4 miles) south-west |
| Augustinian friary adjacent to the junction of Lower Galdeford and Weeping Cross Lane | Scheduled monument | 610 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| Henley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3 km (1.8 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Plantation | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Well Rough | Wood | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Park Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| Rock Covert | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Tinkers Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south-east |
| Mary Knoll Valley | Valley | 3.2 km (2 miles) south-west |
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 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 19 | 20 |
4 of the street's 23 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Laurence CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ludlow Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jan 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Plaice SY8 2PG | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 120 m | 5 Very good | 1 Jul 2026 |
| Myriad Organics SY8 1DA | Retailers - other | 120 m | 5 Very good | 28 Jan 2026 |
| Mortimers SY8 1DA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 140 m | 4 Good | 14 Apr 2026 |
| Ludlow Street Cafe SY8 1DJ | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 170 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2026 |
| Golden Moments SY8 1DB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 230 m | 5 Very good | 4 Mar 2025 |
| Natalie White - The Compasses SY8 1DA | Pub/bar/nightclub | 250 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Unicorn Inn SY8 1DU | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 9 Jul 2025 |
| The Feathers Hotel Ludlow SY8 1AA | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 270 m | 5 Very good | 23 Apr 2025 |
| The Bull Hotel SY8 1AD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 290 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Bull Ring Farm Shop Ltd SY8 1AD | Retailers - other | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| Gather SY8 1FP | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 19 Sep 2025 |
| The Cottage Cafe SY8 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 300 m | 5 Very good | 12 May 2026 |
| A.H. Griffiths SY8 1AD | Retailers - other | 310 m | 4 Good | 30 Mar 2026 |
| One Stop SY8 1RL | Retailers - other | 320 m | 5 Very good | 1 Aug 2025 |
| Caffe Nero SY8 1AA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 330 m | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 13 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 11 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (27); On or near Corve Street (20); On or near Parking Area (7); On or near Ludlow (6); On or near Quarry Gardens (6).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 63 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 8% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 47% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 69% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 21% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 47% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 28% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 51% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 6 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL: Highway improvement works, 6 October 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- SY8 2PQ: 21 addresses of 23 in the postcode
- SY8 1QL: 1 address of 39 in the postcode
- SY8 2AB: 1 address
Nearby streets
Glencoe Terrace · Ebor Mews · Glencoe Terrace · Portcullis Lane · Saunders Close · Quarry Gardens · Old Star & Garter Mews · St Marys Lane · St Mary's Mews · Hillside · Belle Vue Terrace · 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.