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SY7 8DH

Craven Arms · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Craven Arms
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY7 8DB 105 m
SY7 8DQ 202 m
SY7 8DG 429 m
SY7 8BS 573 m
SY7 8DD 792 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8DH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.467494
Longitude
-2.839455
British National Grid easting
343,069
British National Grid northing
285,836

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Craven Arms · E05016036
Parish or community
E04011392
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147772
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 037D · E01029016
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 037 · E02006044

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. Wistanstow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    249 m

  2. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
17
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

3 female, 3 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY7 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CRAVEN ARMS SURGERY

    20 SHREWSBURY ROAD, CRAVEN ARMS, SY7 9PY

    ODS code M82046

    2.8 km

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

    1.7 miles

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    3.6 miles

  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    5.1 miles

  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    5.4 miles

  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    6.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 037D, 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

14,005 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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

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. Wistanstow CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

17 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 10 events.

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