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SY7 8WJ

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 9NZ 0 m
SY7 9ND 50 m
SY7 9PN 70 m
SY7 9FF 81 m
SY7 9NE 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 8WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 8
Latitude
52.440922
Longitude
-2.835139
British National Grid easting
343,328
British National Grid northing
282,877

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Craven Arms · E05016036
Parish or community
E04011258
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147758
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 036D · E01029014
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 036 · E02006043

Postcode source versions

Explore SY7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    297 m

  2. Wistanstow CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km

  3. Onny CofE (A) Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
199
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 105
  • Anti social behaviour 20
  • Other theft 16
  • Public order 14
  • Shoplifting 12

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

    157 m

Nearby transport

  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    0.1 miles

  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    2.5 miles

  • Hopton Heath Rail Station

    RLY · Hopton Heath

    4.7 miles

  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    5.6 miles

  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Leintwardine

    5.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 036D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,484 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
7 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Stokesay Primary School is the nearest published school at 297 m.

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

Recorded crime

199 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 105 events.

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