SY8 4AN

Ludlow South · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 4AL 225 m
SY8 4NL 250 m
SY8 4FB 334 m
SY8 4NJ 335 m
SY8 4PA 380 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 4AN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 4
Latitude
52.310774
Longitude
-2.705968
British National Grid easting
351,967
British National Grid northing
268,307

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011345
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00147666
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 039B · E01028996
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 039 · E02006046

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Little Oaks, Wyson Lane, Woofferton, Ludlow, SY8 4AN 19 January 2021 £575,000
Little Oaks, Wyson Lane, Woofferton, Ludlow, SY8 4AN 15 August 2018 £500,000
1, Wyson Lane, Woofferton, Ludlow, SY8 4AN 30 August 2017 £455,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Orleton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.5 km
  2. Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.7 km
  3. Overton School

    Other independent special school

    3.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
29
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

4 female, 7 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
SY8 4 residents
3,443

Age bands in SY8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

379 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

253 residents

Age 25 to 44
14.7%

503 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.4%

1,071 residents

Age 65 and over
35.3%

1,206 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY8 4 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
100%
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.

Nearby transport

  • Wyson Avenue

    BCT · Wyson

    0.3 miles
  • Wyson Avenue

    BCT · Wyson

    0.3 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.5 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.5 miles
  • Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 039B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,671 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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.

Schools

Published establishments

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Orleton CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

29 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 8 events.

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