SY8 2PG

Ludlow North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 1DE 30 m
SY8 1DB 47 m
SY8 1BF 61 m
SY8 2PN 74 m
SY8 1DA 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 2PG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 2
Latitude
52.369660
Longitude
-2.718201
British National Grid easting
351,198
British National Grid northing
274,865

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
E00147735
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038H · E01033526
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

Explore SY8

34 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
139, Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG 12 June 2026 £185,000
138b, Old Star & Garter Mews, Ludlow, SY8 2PG 8 August 2025 £198,000
124, Corve Street, Ludlow, SY8 2PG 18 January 2024 £300,000

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

    473 m
  2. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
830
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 295
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Other theft 56

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

17 female, 20 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.5
SY8 2 residents
3,839

Age bands in SY8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

581 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

364 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.2%

730 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,055 residents

Age 65 and over
28.1%

1,066 residents

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY8 2 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+
97.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
95.7%
Gigabit-capable
95.7%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.9%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
57.4%

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

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    174 m

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    215 m

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

Nearby transport

  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    0.1 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre opp

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre adj

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.2 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 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
6
Low risk addresses
5
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 £249,000 from 6 recorded sales in SY8 2PG. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Laurence CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 473 m.

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

Recorded crime

830 published events cover 12 months, averaging 69.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 295 events.

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