SY8 1BU

Ludlow South · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 2HB 119 m
SY8 1BH 268 m
SY8 1PN 274 m
SY8 1PJ 286 m
SY8 1PL 298 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 1BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1
Latitude
52.361866
Longitude
-2.720983
British National Grid easting
351,000
British National Grid northing
274,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011308
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00174582
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038G · E01029012
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

Explore SY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. St Laurence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    700 m
  2. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
618
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 202
  • Anti social behaviour 98
  • Criminal damage and arson 96
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Other theft 46

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SY8 1 residents
8,066

Age bands in SY8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

1,042 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

710 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.6%

1,521 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,171 residents

Age 65 and over
33.5%

2,747 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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    856 m

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    1.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Ludlow Mascall Centre adj

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre opp

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.7 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.7 miles
  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 038G, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,774 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Laurence CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 700 m.

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

Recorded crime

618 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 202 events.

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