SY7 8HH

Craven Arms · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY7 8HQ 581 m
SY7 8HT 1.2 km
SY7 8HJ 1.2 km
SY7 8HF 1.3 km
SY7 8HW 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8HH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.462265
Longitude
-2.882259
British National Grid easting
340,154
British National Grid northing
285,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
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. Wistanstow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.1 km
  2. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.3 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 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

5 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.4% 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
100%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • CRAVEN ARMS SURGERY

    20 SHREWSBURY ROAD, CRAVEN ARMS, SY7 9PY

    ODS code M82046

    3.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    2.3 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    2.7 miles
  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    5.1 miles
  • Church Stretton Rail Station

    RLY · Church Stretton

    6.2 miles
  • Carding Mill Valley

    BCT · Devils Mouth

    6.3 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Wistanstow CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.9 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 2 events.

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