Among the most deprived
IMD England
Low · 3.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£185,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for SY8 1EW
Postcode
SY8 1EW
Coordinates
52.3705, -2.7039
Grid reference
SO521749
Easting
352,175
Northing
274,945
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4V97CW+5F
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Ludlow
Travel to Work
Ludlow
ITL Region
Shropshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
4344
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4344 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · SY8 1EW
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£203,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £185,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £175,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£213k£175k
Oct '23Feb '25Apr '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near SY8 1EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near SY8 1EW
Counts are for Ludlow East electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
12
YoY —
20123
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
3
YoY —
741
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.0%
Other White1.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
+ other · 4.4%
Religion
Christian48.3%
No religion42.1%
Not answered7.6%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6418.4%
35–4917.2%
25–3413.1%
65–749.2%
75–847.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 34.8%
Households
Other15.9%
Any member 66+13.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.7%
All members 66+9.5%
+ 8 other households · 40.5%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Ludlow East
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Ludlow
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Shropshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Shropshire 038B E01029007
E01029007MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 038 E02006045
E02006045LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 038B E01029007
E01029007MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 038 E02006045
E02006045Urban: Further from a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town in a sparse setting C2
2021 Classification
Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1
Sun & Time Information
5:56 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
12 hours 14 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:56 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 14 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 1990
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> PresentFebruary 1990 — Introduced
Postcode SY8 1EW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is sparsely populated 2
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town in a sparse setting C2. IMD England rank: 4344
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Further from a major town or city UF1. LSOA E01029007 and MSOA E02006045 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SY8 1EW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near SY8 1EW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 23%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
74%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 22%
Attainment 8
41.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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