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SY7 8EU

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 8EX 117 m
SY7 8HA 635 m
SY7 8EY 637 m
SY7 8HD 684 m
SY7 8EL 763 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8EU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.438876
Longitude
-2.897297
British National Grid easting
339,100
British National Grid northing
282,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Craven Arms · E05016036
Parish or community
E04011287
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147770
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. Clunbury CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km

  2. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Possession of weapons 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • CRAVEN ARMS SURGERY

    20 SHREWSBURY ROAD, CRAVEN ARMS, SY7 9PY

    ODS code M82046

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    1.2 miles

  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    2.5 miles

  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    3.3 miles

  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    5.2 miles

  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Leintwardine

    5.6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Clunbury CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 1 events.

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