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SY8 1XH

Ludlow South · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 1XG 63 m
SY8 1UH 144 m
SY8 1YR 153 m
SY8 1UJ 154 m
SY8 1XJ 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 1XH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 1
Latitude
52.370686
Longitude
-2.699990
British National Grid easting
352,439
British National Grid northing
274,967

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Ludlow South · E05016046
Parish or community
E04011309
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147747
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038G · E01029012
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

Explore SY8

Property

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49 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Ballard Close, Ludlow, SY8 1XH 25 March 2026 £325,000
4, Ballard Close, Ludlow, SY8 1XH 19 February 2026 £304,500
9, Ballard Close, Ludlow, SY8 1XH 8 September 2025 £328,770

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
4
Secondary
1

  1. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    391 m

  2. St Laurence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.1 km

  3. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
809
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 290
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

29 female, 22 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.4
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.

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+
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
81%

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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    1.0 km

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    1.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Corfield Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.0 miles

  • Clee View Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles

  • Blashfield Rd Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles

  • Tollgate Road Shelter

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.3 miles

  • Ludlow Park & Ride

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.4 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.

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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £326,885 from 4 recorded sales in SY8 1XH. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 1 secondary schools. Ludlow Primary School is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

809 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 290 events.

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