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SY7 7BL

Craven Arms · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Craven Arms
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY6 6WR 0 m
SY6 6WZ 0 m
SY6 7WF 0 m
SY7 7BP 0 m
SY7 7BS 0 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 7BL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 7
Latitude
52.447035
Longitude
-2.840287
British National Grid easting
342,986
British National Grid northing
283,561

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Craven Arms · E05016036
Parish or community
E04011258
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147755
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 036C · E01029013
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 036 · E02006043

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Wistanstow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Anti social behaviour 21
  • Other theft 15
  • Public order 14
  • Shoplifting 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CRAVEN ARMS SURGERY

    20 SHREWSBURY ROAD, CRAVEN ARMS, SY7 9PY

    ODS code M82046

    620 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    0.3 miles

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    2.5 miles

  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    4.9 miles

  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    5.9 miles

  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Leintwardine

    6.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 036C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,777 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stokesay Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.