SY7 9BE

Craven Arms · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Craven Arms
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY7 9AZ 264 m
SY7 9AY 274 m
SY7 9AU 568 m
SY7 9AP 578 m
SY7 9DR 606 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 9BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 9
Latitude
52.404254
Longitude
-2.807444
British National Grid easting
345,165
British National Grid northing
278,777

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011335
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147763
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 036C · E01029013
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 036 · E02006043

Postcode source versions

Explore SY7

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
102, Onibury, Craven Arms, SY7 9BE 30 September 2014 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Onny CofE (A) Primary School

    Academy converter

    539 m
  2. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
10
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

12 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.8
SY7 9 residents
4,360

Age bands in SY7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

645 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

357 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

844 residents

Age 45 to 64
30%

1,276 residents

Age 65 and over
26.7%

1,138 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY7 9 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+
100%
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
100%
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

    4.6 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Craven Arms Rail Station

    RLY · Craven Arms

    2.9 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    3.5 miles
  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    4.0 miles
  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Leintwardine

    4.2 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Pipe Aston

    4.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 036C, 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

13,777 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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. Onny CofE (A) Primary School is the nearest published school at 539 m.

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

Recorded crime

10 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 4 events.

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