UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sy8
SY8Ludlow, Shropshire, England
House prices in SY8, Ludlow
Homes in SY8 sold for a median of £275,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 546 standard sales.
That makes it the ninth most expensive of the 21 SY postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 239 | £368,000 | £295,000 to £508,000 |
| Semi-detached | 125 | £248,000 | £205,000 to £285,000 |
| Terraced | 135 | £220,000 | £177,000 to £270,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 47 | £110,000 | £95,000 to £164,000 |
SY8 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the SY postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of SY8's, it was £2,977 per m² from 317 linked sales.
Detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 44% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 25%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.3 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £110,000, 18% less than the £134,500 typical of the 4 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
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Where prices are higher in SY8
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SY8 4, around Brimfield, with a median of £380,000, and lowest in SY8 1, around Ludlow, at £250,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SY8 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 67 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SY8 1BG | £910,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1EE | £850,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1DT | £760,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4HN | £614,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2HP | £565,000 | 4 |
| SY8 1QL | £450,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1QT | £415,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4NF | £412,500 | 3 |
| SY8 1NN | £410,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1QR | £410,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2DR | £410,000 | 5 |
| SY8 4NL | £401,500 | 4 |
| SY8 1BN | £400,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4BL | £400,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2PS | £375,500 | 3 |
| SY8 1LD | £350,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4LY | £340,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1XH | £327,000 | 4 |
| SY8 1ET | £325,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2LU | £325,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1PH | £320,000 | 4 |
| SY8 2NB | £320,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4DP | £315,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1DF | £312,500 | 4 |
| SY8 1XX | £312,500 | 4 |
| SY8 2FB | £311,500 | 4 |
| SY8 1RX | £310,000 | 5 |
| SY8 2DW | £303,000 | 15 |
| SY8 1LE | £300,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2LR | £300,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1HA | £297,500 | 8 |
| SY8 3ET | £297,500 | 3 |
| SY8 1UJ | £295,000 | 5 |
| SY8 1LR | £280,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2PD | £280,000 | 3 |
| SY8 3LY | £275,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1XG | £267,500 | 6 |
| SY8 3QY | £256,000 | 8 |
| SY8 2LB | £255,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2NU | £254,000 | 7 |
| SY8 1LZ | £250,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1HN | £244,000 | 4 |
| SY8 1RA | £242,500 | 5 |
| SY8 1NU | £242,000 | 5 |
| SY8 4PB | £240,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1HY | £237,500 | 4 |
| SY8 1DQ | £227,000 | 3 |
| SY8 4NQ | £225,000 | 4 |
| SY8 2NY | £220,000 | 3 |
| SY8 3NE | £220,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1XZ | £215,000 | 7 |
| SY8 1YG | £206,000 | 6 |
| SY8 1UF | £195,000 | 5 |
| SY8 2PW | £195,000 | 7 |
| SY8 2LW | £194,000 | 12 |
| SY8 1PG | £190,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1XN | £185,000 | 3 |
| SY8 2PT | £184,000 | 4 |
| SY8 1UN | £168,000 | 5 |
| SY8 2PF | £165,000 | 7 |
| SY8 1DJ | £160,000 | 6 |
| SY8 1ST | £115,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1BZ | £110,000 | 5 |
| SY8 1RU | £105,000 | 3 |
| SY8 1TZ | £95,000 | 9 |
| SY8 1QW | £90,000 | 5 |
| SY8 3QS | £90,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 28%, from £215,000 in 2016 to £275,500 in 2025, less than the 48% rise for a typical district in the West Midlands.
Postcode districts in the Shropshire council area
Median sale price of the 19 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SY8 is the eighth cheapest. SY8 and the 14 districts nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- WV7 Wolverhampton£320,000
- SY4 Shrewsbury£310,000
- SY5 Shrewsbury£310,000
- SY3 Shrewsbury£304,500
- SY2 Shrewsbury£285,000
- TF11 Shifnal£285,000
- TF9 Market Drayton£280,000
- SY8 Ludlow, this district£275,000
- SY13 Whitchurch£275,000
- WV15 Bridgnorth£274,000
- WV16 Bridgnorth£265,000
- TF12 Broseley£255,000
- SY12 Ellesmere£250,000
- SY1 Shrewsbury£225,000
- SY11 Oswestry£225,000
All 19 districts in Shropshire, ranked
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 14 | |
| C | 178 | |
| D | 168 | |
| E | 96 | |
| F | 42 | |
| G | 13 |
Only 38% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | ||
| 32 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 54 | ||
| 99 | ||
| 70 | ||
| 101 | ||
| 5 |
With 26% built before 1900, ask early whether a home is listed or in a conservation area, which limits the work you can do: see buying a listed building and buying in a conservation area.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SY8, from the sales in SY8, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Leominster North & Rural 35 sales£365,000
- Ludlow South 123 sales£295,000
- Clee 73 sales£289,500
- Ludlow North 163 sales£250,000
- Ludlow East 137 sales£240,000
Fewer than 30 sales, so no median: Bircher and Corvedale.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £152,500 for a terraced house on The Wildings to £500,000 for a detached house on Henley Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in SY8. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 14 Bowdler CloseSold for £260,000
- 28 Raglan PlaceSold for £270,000
- Hambledene Station RoadSold for £360,000
- 14 Mary Elizabeth RoadSold for £272,500
- 16 The WildingsSold for £152,500
- 2 Stratton CottagesSold for £190,000
- The Magnolias Henley RoadSold for £500,000
- Swallowfield Sheet RoadSold for £231,500
- 21 New StreetSold for £210,000
- 8 Murchison PlaceSold for £195,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Old Street, Ludlow£192,00021 sales
- Powys Drive, Rock Green£303,00015 sales
- Dahn Drive, Ludlow£215,00013 sales
- Gravel Hill, Ludlow£216,50013 sales
- Raglan Place, Ludlow£194,00012 sales
Living in SY8
Crime
50 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Lower than 69 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 66% of homes can get it
Lower than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
96% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 74 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,528 a year in Shropshire for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 75 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Coal mining
13% of the 824 live postcodes in SY8 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area. The free check shows whether a given postcode is (what a mining report covers).
About these figures
The figures come from 546 standard sales in SY8 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.