SY7 8WB

Bishop's Castle · 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 8BD 0 m
SY7 8BB 983 m
SY7 8AX 1.6 km
SY7 8AY 1.6 km
SY7 0HY 1.7 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8WB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.448828
Longitude
-2.978912
British National Grid easting
333,567
British National Grid northing
283,879

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011310
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

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  2. The Community College, Bishop's Castle

    Foundation school

    4.6 km
  3. St George's CofE Academy, Clun

    Academy converter

    4.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

  • THE MEADOWS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    TURNPIKE MEADOW, CLUN, CRAVEN ARMS, SY7 8HZ

    ODS code M82620

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    4.4 miles
  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    4.9 miles
  • Bucknell Rail Station

    RLY · Bucknell

    6.5 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Churchstoke

    7.1 miles
  • Green

    BCT · Brampton Bryan

    7.4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Lydbury North Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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