SY8 2WD

Ludlow North · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 2PR 75 m
SY8 2QD 82 m
SY8 2PA 117 m
SY8 2PS 145 m
SY8 1EN 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 2WD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 2
Latitude
52.377237
Longitude
-2.721380
British National Grid easting
350,990
British National Grid northing
275,710

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
E00147739
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038D · E01029009
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    453 m
  2. St Laurence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 km
  3. Ludlow Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 253
  • Anti social behaviour 108
  • Criminal damage and arson 108
  • Shoplifting 84
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • STATION DRIVE SURGERY

    STATION DRIVE, LUDLOW, SY8 2AB

    ODS code M82014

    896 m

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    997 m

Nearby transport

  • Ludlow Rail Station

    RLY · Ludlow

    0.5 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre opp

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.7 miles
  • Ludlow Mascall Centre adj

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.7 miles
  • Clee View Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.8 miles
  • Steventon New Road Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 038D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,680 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 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. Ludlow Church of England School is the nearest published school at 453 m.

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

Recorded crime

731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 253 events.

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