SY7 8AB

Bishop's Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Lydbury North
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY7 8AD 726 m
SY7 8AE 803 m
SY7 8AA 1.1 km
SY7 8AF 1.3 km
SY7 8HN 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.459430
Longitude
-2.923867
British National Grid easting
337,323
British National Grid northing
285,009

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011268
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147719
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 037C · E01029005
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 037 · E02006044

Postcode source versions

Explore SY7

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Brunslow Cottages, Brunslow, Lydbury North, SY7 8AB 2 January 2025 £368,500
2, Brunslow Cottages, Brunslow, Lydbury North, SY7 8AB 7 December 2005 £212,000
2, Brunslow Cottages, Brunslow, Lydbury North, SY7 8AB 2 November 2000 £100,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.5 km
  2. Clunbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    4.5 km

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

2 female, 0 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
SY7 8 residents
2,984

Age bands in SY7 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.6%

361 residents

Age 15 to 24
6.4%

200 residents

Age 25 to 44
12.7%

398 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.1%

970 residents

Age 65 and over
38.2%

1,194 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY7 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    3.0 miles
  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    3.8 miles
  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    4.7 miles
  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    6.9 miles
  • Bucknell Rail Station

    RLY · Bucknell

    7.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 037C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,067 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £368,500 from 1 recorded sale in SY7 8AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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