SY8 4EW postcode in County of Herefordshire, England

SY8 4EW is a postcode in County of Herefordshire, in the Bircher ward. It is in the North Herefordshire parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 74% of homes and businesses can get it. County of Herefordshire: 82% Typical price £357,500 Homes sold in SY8 4, last 12 months. ▼ 13.1% on the year before Nearest station Ludlow 5.6 km in a straight line

Where SY8 4EW is, and what is near it

Map of SY8 4EW and what is near it Map of SY8 4EW: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the SY8 4 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SY8 4AD: also in SY8 4SY8 4AE: also in SY8 4SY8 4AF: also in SY8 4SY8 4AG: also in SY8 4SY8 4AJ: also in SY8 4SY8 4AQ: also in SY8 4SY8 4AW: also in SY8 4SY8 4DJ: also in SY8 4SY8 4DL: also in SY8 4SY8 4DZ: also in SY8 4SY8 4EA: also in SY8 4SY8 4EB: also in SY8 4SY8 4ED: also in SY8 4SY8 4EE: also in SY8 4SY8 4EF: also in SY8 4SY8 4EG: also in SY8 4SY8 4EH: also in SY8 4SY8 4EJ: also in SY8 4SY8 4EL: also in SY8 4SY8 4EN: also in SY8 4SY8 4EP: also in SY8 4SY8 4EQ: also in SY8 4SY8 4ER: also in SY8 4SY8 4ES: also in SY8 4SY8 4ET: also in SY8 4SY8 4EU: also in SY8 4SY8 4EX: also in SY8 4SY8 4EY: also in SY8 4SY8 4EZ: also in SY8 4SY8 4FA: also in SY8 4SY8 4JG: also in SY8 4SY8 4JL: also in SY8 4SY8 4JQ: also in SY8 4 2 places, 2.2–11.0 kmSchool 6.1 kmGP 9.5 kmLudlow South SY8 4EW Map of SY8 4EW and what is near it Map of SY8 4EW: its centre point, with the 160 other postcodes in the SY8 4 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.2–11.0 kmOverton School 2.8 kmLudlow South SY8 4EW
  • SY8 4EW
  • Other postcodes in SY8 4: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • 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 52.3241, longitude -2.7450)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SY8 4EW?

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 SY8 4EW?

Every home and business at SY8 4EW can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 74% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)74% can get it

County of Herefordshire: 82%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

County of Herefordshire: 95%

The line marks the figure across County of Herefordshire.

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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 SY8 4EW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Herefordshire Council's days for SY8 4EW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SY8 4EW on BinDayBuddy

Source: 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 SY8 4EW at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SY8 4EW.

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 County of Herefordshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SY8 4EW: 3,025 properties in County of Herefordshire are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for County of Herefordshire

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 SY8 4EW 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.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SY8 4EW?

Homes in SY8 4 sold for a typical £357,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 32 sales, down 13.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£357,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£411,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 13.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £395,000 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £319,500 6 sales
  • Terraced 4 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SY8 district: a typical £272,750 from 260 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SY8 4EW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SY8 4EW 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 SY8 4EW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around SY8 4EW. The largest share of them, 23%, are in council tax band D. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (32%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SY8 4EW

Band D in County of Herefordshire for 2026‑27: £2,574. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,716 (band A) to £4,291 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,574.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 40 (5%)£1,716
Band Babout 70 (9%)£2,002
Band Cabout 160 (21%)£2,288
Band Dabout 180 (23%)£2,574
Band Eabout 170 (22%)£3,146
Band Fabout 130 (17%)£3,719
Band Gabout 20 (3%)£4,291
Band Hfewer than 5£5,149

When the homes were built

  1. 32% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 11% 2020 or later

1919 to 1939: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for County of Herefordshire 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 SY8 4EW is in (ONS area E01013998), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: 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 SY8 4EW?

The nearest open schools to SY8 4EW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SY8 4EW, and how we find them

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 SY8 4EW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SY8 4EW is Ludlow Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Ludlow Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Leominster Rail Station Railway station 11.0 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Castle Inn, 306 m away.

More stations near SY8 4EW, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SY8 4EW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SY8 4EW, 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.

Find a GP on the NHS website

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 SY8 4EW?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SY8 4EW 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 Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SY8 4EW?

The nearest to the centre of SY8 4EW, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SY8 4EW?

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.

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 care homes are near SY8 4EW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SY8 4EW, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 SY8 4EW?

The nearest vets to the centre of SY8 4EW on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

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 SY8 4EW in a conservation area?

The centre of SY8 4EW 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 SY8 4EW?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SY8 4EW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Public order1 report
Other theft1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SY8 4EW

Ward
Bircher
Parish
Richards Castle (Hereford)
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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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