SY8 4WJ

Ludlow South · 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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SY8 4AJ 311 m
SY8 4AH 430 m
SY8 4AQ 579 m
SY8 4AW 716 m
SY8 4AL 754 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SY8 4WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1997
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
SY
Postcode district
SY8
Postcode sector
SY8 4
Latitude
52.317305
Longitude
-2.714375
British National Grid easting
351,401
British National Grid northing
269,039

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

Explore SY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.2 km
  2. Orleton CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.4 km
  3. Overton School

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 7
  • Violence and sexual offences 5
  • Public order 4
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Drugs 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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.

Nearby transport

  • Wyson Avenue

    BCT · Wyson

    0.8 miles
  • Wyson Avenue

    BCT · Wyson

    0.8 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    1.0 miles
  • Manor Corner

    BCT · Brimfield

    1.0 miles
  • Roebuck Inn

    BCT · Brimfield

    1.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 7 events.

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