SY7 0BJ postcode in Shropshire, England
SY7 0BJ is a postcode in Shropshire, in the Clun ward. It is in the South Shropshire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where SY7 0BJ is, and what is near it
- SY7 0BJ
- Other postcodes in SY7 0: press one for its page
- 3 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 2 GP practices
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.3697, longitude -2.9277)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after SY7 0BJ?
- ShropshireCouncil, for all local services Shropshire: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around SY7 0BJ Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West MerciaPolice force area
- South ShropshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Stuart Anderson (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Stuart Anderson
ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.
Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at SY7 0BJ?
67% of the homes and businesses at SY7 0BJ can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 67% gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at SY7 0BJ?
BinDayBuddy does not read Shropshire Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.
Shropshire Council's bin daysSource: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it
Is SY7 0BJ at risk of flooding?
From rivers and the sea, long term
Low riskThe Environment Agency counts 4 homes and businesses at SY7 0BJ. 2 are in an area at low risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
From surface water, across Shropshire
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SY7 0BJ: 4,158 properties in Shropshire are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Shropshire
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Flood warnings
The centre of SY7 0BJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near SY7 0BJ?
Homes in SY7 0 sold for a typical £370,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 41 sales, up 21.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £448,750 22 sales
- Semi-detached £274,750 14 sales
- Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
- Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole SY7 district: a typical £355,000 from 113 sales.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Homes sold in SY7 0BJ
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY7 0BJ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.
Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What council tax band are homes near SY7 0BJ?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 590 homes in the neighbourhood around SY7 0BJ. The largest share of them, 24%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (38%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Shropshire for 2026‑27: £2,528. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,685 (band A) to £4,214 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,966.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 50 (8%) | £1,685 |
| Band B | about 140 (24%) | £1,966 |
| Band C | about 120 (20%) | £2,247 |
| Band D | about 120 (20%) | £2,528 |
| Band E | about 80 (14%) | £3,090 |
| Band F | about 50 (8%) | £3,652 |
| Band G | about 30 (5%) | £4,214 |
| Band H | withheld | £5,056 |
When the homes were built
- 38% Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- 4% 1919 to 1939
- 9% 1945 to 1964
- 21% 1965 to 1982
- 16% 1983 to 1999
- 11% 2000 to 2009
- 2% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
1900 to 1918, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Shropshire before discounts, not any one home's bill.
Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SY7 0BJ is in (ONS area E01028994), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are near SY7 0BJ?
The nearest open schools to SY7 0BJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
Where is the nearest station to SY7 0BJ?
The nearest railway station to the centre of SY7 0BJ is Bucknell Rail Station, 1.9 km away in a straight line.
- Bucknell Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle
- Hopton Heath Rail Station Railway station 2.6 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near SY7 0BJ, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near SY7 0BJ?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY7 0BJ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.
- Wylcwm Street Surgery Phone 01547 528523 8.6 kmDrive
- The Meadows Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2024 · Phone 01588 640573 8.7 kmDrive
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Where can I charge an electric car near SY7 0BJ?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SY7 0BJ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which hospitals are nearest to SY7 0BJ?
The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.
- Ludlow Community Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report August 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01743 261000 14.5 kmDrive
- Bishop's Castle Community Hospital Phone 01743 277500 14.6 kmDrive
Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.
Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it
Which vets are near SY7 0BJ?
The nearest vets to the centre of SY7 0BJ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Severn Edge 10.1 kmDrive
- Arrowfield Veterninary Clinic 12.3 kmDrive
- Marches Veterinary Group Ludlow 14.0 kmDrive
OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Is SY7 0BJ in a conservation area?
The centre of SY7 0BJ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.
Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much crime is there near SY7 0BJ?
Police.uk records no crimes within a mile of the centre of SY7 0BJ in the latest month it has published.
Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for SY7 0BJ
- Ward
- Clun
- Parish
- Bucknell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Rural or urban
- Smaller rural, further from a major town or city
- In use since
- January 1980
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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