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SY8 1RU

Ludlow North · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 1RN 35 m
SY8 1RP 54 m
SY8 1TT 56 m
SY8 1GG 66 m
SY8 1RW 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 1RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1
Latitude
52.368051
Longitude
-2.715076
British National Grid easting
351,409
British National Grid northing
274,684

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Ludlow North · E05016045
Parish or community
E04011309
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147736
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038H · E01033526
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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33 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
96, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU 28 March 2025 £192,000
81, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU 11 September 2023 £215,255
95, Lower Galdeford, Ludlow, SY8 1RU 21 June 2023 £267,500

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

    206 m

  2. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  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
841
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 298
  • Anti social behaviour 127
  • Criminal damage and arson 121
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
52

31 female, 21 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.6% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
84.1%
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

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    114 m

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    233 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 adj

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.1 miles

  • Ludlow Mascall Centre opp

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.1 miles

  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    0.2 miles

  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.3 miles

  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 038H, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,016 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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
2
Medium risk addresses
2
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 £203,628 from 6 recorded sales in SY8 1RU. 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 206 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

841 published events cover 12 months, averaging 70.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 298 events.

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