# SY8 1LQ: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

SY8 1LQ is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at SY8 1LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [SY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy8) › [SY8 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sy8-1)

## Around this postcode

- **20 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Shropshire 038F: 45 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **Ludlow, 760 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **No property in SY8 1LQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 038F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **£275,232 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 830 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SY8 1LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SY8 1LQ**: Road 58 dB, rail 57 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ
- **5.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Laurence CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-laurence-cofe-primary-school-e123529) | Primary | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ludlow Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ludlow-primary-school-e143801) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ludlow Church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ludlow-church-of-england-school-e144435) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £278,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £282,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £175,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2025 | £127,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2026 | £212,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| February 2024 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| November 2024 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Ludlow (770 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: LUDLOW - PORTCULLIS (620 m); STATION DRIVE SURGERY (630 m)
- Pharmacies: LUNTS PHARMACY (530 m); BOOTS (700 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (790 m); SUITE 2B (DENTAL SURGERY) (800 m); ALLIANCE DENTISTRY LTD (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Ludlow - Foldgate Lane (830 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Ludlow (860 m, Spar); Aldi Ludlow (860 m, Aldi); Tesco Ludlow Superstore (860 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £275,232** (July 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £275,232 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 1.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.4×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 167th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 038F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 18.5** (2025). Shropshire 038F has a deprivation score of 18.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,892nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £262,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 038F was £262,500 in 2025. Joint 12,752nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,363** (2021). Shropshire 038F had 1,363 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,653rd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 038F, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SY8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £275,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SY8 was £275,250 in 2025. Joint 963rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,391** (2021). SY8 had 18,391 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,196th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in SY8 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.1%** (January 2026). In SY8, 80.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.3670, -2.7074

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.7074,52.3670,SY81LQ

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