SY8 4BJ

Leominster North & Rural · Herefordshire, County of · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Ludlow
Local authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 4FB 74 m
SY8 4NG 101 m
SY8 4NH 105 m
SY8 4NJ 109 m
SY8 4NQ 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 4BJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2020
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 4
Latitude
52.308881
Longitude
-2.700863
British National Grid easting
352,313
British National Grid northing
268,093

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Herefordshire, County of · E06000019
Parish or community
E04000711
Westminster constituency
North Herefordshire · E14001395
Output area
E00071184
Lower layer super output area
Herefordshire 001D · E01014096
Middle layer super output area
Herefordshire 001 · E02002905

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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11 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, The Coppice, Brimfield, Ludlow, SY8 4BJ 2 September 2022 £230,000
8, The Coppice, Brimfield, Ludlow, SY8 4BJ 18 February 2022 £230,000
1, The Coppice, Brimfield, Ludlow, SY8 4BJ 28 January 2022 £267,995

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

    2.7 km
  2. Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.9 km
  3. Overton School

    Other independent special school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
31
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Other theft 8
  • Public order 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Anti social behaviour 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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 0.1% 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
60%
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

    0.1 miles
  • Wyson Avenue

    BCT · Wyson

    0.1 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.2 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.2 miles
  • Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Brimfield

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Herefordshire 001D, 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

15,671 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £230,000 from 5 recorded sales in SY8 4BJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Herefordshire is £289,715 in June 2026, up 4.8% year on year.

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 1.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

31 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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