SY7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Craven Arms and Clun, in Shropshire and Herefordshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SY7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SY7, 48.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SY7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SY7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SY7 at a rate of 37.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.4 per 1,000 people across SY.
In August 2026 alone, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SY7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (194), other crime (82) and anti-social behaviour (40).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SY7 was 39.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SY7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SY7 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SY7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herefordshire 001B | 1,835 | 40.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 66.8% |
| Shropshire 036C | 1,692 | 36.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 55.2% |
| Shropshire 036D | 1,180 | 118.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.9% |
| Shropshire 036F | 2,354 | 19.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 13.2% |
| Shropshire 037A | 1,231 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 29.2% |
| Shropshire 037B | 2,199 | 27.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 35.0% |
| Shropshire 037C | 1,208 | 25.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 67.8% |
| Shropshire 037D | 1,470 | 29.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 44.6% |
MPs for SY7
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire88% of SY7’s postcodes
- Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyMP for North Herefordshire12% of SY7’s postcodes
- Steve WitherdenLabourMP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr0.2% of SY7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SY72
Postcode sectors in SY74
Councils SY7 covers2
Postcode districts next to SY79
Nearest rail stations2
More in the SY postcode area2
SY7 in brief
SY7 is a postcode district covering Craven Arms and Clun, in Shropshire and Herefordshire.
About 11,111 people lived in SY7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £350,000 in 2025 across 138 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 37.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SY7 was £350,000 in 2025.
SY7 had 11,060 usual residents at the census.
In SY7, 48.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SY7, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.