SY7 9BN

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY7 9AW 67 m
SY7 9AP 245 m
SY7 9DR 337 m
SY7 9AZ 386 m
SY7 9BE 626 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY7 9BN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY7
Postcode sector
SY7 9
Latitude
52.408742
Longitude
-2.801896
British National Grid easting
345,548
British National Grid northing
279,272

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

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

    101 m
  2. Stokesay Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
19

12 female, 7 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.4
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
62.5%

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

    4.4 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

    2.8 miles
  • Broome Rail Station

    RLY · Broome

    3.7 miles
  • The Criftins

    BCT · Leintwardine

    4.4 miles
  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    4.5 miles
  • Lion Hotel

    BCT · Leintwardine

    4.6 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 101 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 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.