SY8 1QA

Ludlow East · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ludlow
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 1EU 111 m
SY8 1ET 120 m
SY8 1RS 126 m
SY8 1QW 139 m
SY8 1RR 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 1QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1
Latitude
52.369391
Longitude
-2.712072
British National Grid easting
351,615
British National Grid northing
274,831

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011309
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147721
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038A · E01029006
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Starstile Meadow, Ludlow, SY8 1QA 17 May 2023 £750,000
3, Starstile Meadow, Ludlow, SY8 1QA 20 July 2022 £850,000
Meadow House, 4a, Starstile Meadow, Ludlow, SY8 1QA 27 January 2021 £845,000

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

    356 m
  2. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    793 m
  3. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
847
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 305
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 122
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

7 female, 4 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.6
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY8 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
42.9%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

2

within 5 km

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    225 m

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    270 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ludlow Mascall Centre opp

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.1 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre adj

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.1 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles
  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    0.2 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 038A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,709 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £800,000 from 2 recorded sales in SY8 1QA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Laurence CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 356 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

847 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 305 events.

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