SY8 4JT

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 4LY 96 m
SY8 4JU 100 m
SY8 4NB 100 m
SY8 1FL 171 m
SY8 1FA 248 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 4JT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 4
Latitude
52.363829
Longitude
-2.688808
British National Grid easting
353,193
British National Grid northing
274,197

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011308
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00174584
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 038G · E01029012
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 038 · E02006045

Postcode source versions

Explore SY8

37 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Nyetimber, The Sheet, Ludlow, SY8 4JT 9 March 2026 £235,000
Whitegates, The Sheet, Ludlow, SY8 4JT 5 July 2024 £280,000
Curlews, The Sheet, Ludlow, SY8 4JT 2 June 2024 £495,000

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

    1.5 km
  2. St Laurence CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  3. Ludlow Church of England School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
254
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Criminal damage and arson 35
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Public order 17
  • Burglary 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

45 female, 40 male

Postcode households
43
Residents per household
2.0
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 2.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SY8 4 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
88.6%

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

    1.9 km

  • LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS

    PORTCULLIS LANE, LUDLOW, SY8 1GT

    ODS code M82043

    1.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Ludlow Park & Ride

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.3 miles
  • NFU Mutual

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.4 miles
  • NFU Mutual

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.4 miles
  • Blashfield Rd Jct

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 miles
  • Tollgate Road Shelter

    BCT · Ludlow

    0.5 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
2
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 £257,500 from 4 recorded sales in SY8 4JT. 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 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

254 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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