SY8 4ET maps, stats, and open data
SY8 4ET is in Richards Castle, Ludlow. SY8 4ET is located in the Bircher electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Herefordshire, County of and the English Parliamentary constituency of North Herefordshire. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Herefordshire and Worcestershire ICB - 18C and the police force is West Mercia. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
SY8 4ET maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
SY8 4ET geodata
| Easting | 348427 |
| Northing | 270360 |
| Latitude | 52.328895 |
| Longitude | -2.758204 |
Where is SY8 4ET?
| Locality | Richards Castle |
| Town/City | Ludlow |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | SY8 |
SY8 4ET Elevation
Elevation or altitude of SY8 4ET as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 190m | 623ft |
Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.
Politics
| Ward | Bircher |
|---|---|
| Constituency | North Herefordshire |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in SY8 4ET
THE ROCK COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2023 1 JUN £446,500 |
2020 31 MAR £660,000 |
CHURCH HOUSE FARM, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2019 28 FEB £675,000 |
OLD CHURCH COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2016 24 MAR £437,500 |
2005 3 JUN £130,000 |
OLD CHURCH COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2004 3 SEP £325,000 |
THE ROCK COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2004 21 JUN £275,000 |
CHURCH HOUSE FARM, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 2004 11 JUN £360,000 |
THE ROCK COTTAGE, RICHARDS CASTLE, LUDLOW, SY8 4ET 1998 30 JAN £86,500 |
➜ Richards Castle house prices
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to SY8 4ET
| Castle Inn (B4361) | Richards Castle | 1,341m |
| Castle Inn (B4361) | Richards Castle | 1,346m |
Nearest railway stations to SY8 4ET
| Ludlow Station | 5.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in SY8 4ET (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 66.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in SY8 4ET (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 66.1Mbps |
| Average download speed | 57.7Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 80.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 14.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 13.8Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in SY8 4ET (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 33.3% |
SY8 4ET gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in SY8 4ET by fuel type, 2015.
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 63,985 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 8 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,998 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 5,146 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in SY8 4ET, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in SY8 4ET.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
31.6% of English postcodes are less deprived than SY8 4ET:Nearest post box to SY8 4ET
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Elton | 09:45 | 09:45 | 2,839m |
| Broad Street | 17:30 | 11:45 | 4,977m |
| Cattle/Market Square | 17:30 | 11:30 | 5,020m |
SY8 4ET ITL and SY8 4ET LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for SY8 4ET:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
|---|---|
| TLG | West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
| TLG1 | Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
| TLG11 | Herefordshire, County of |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
| E06000019 | Herefordshire, County of |
SY8 4ET census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for SY8 4ET:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00070660 | |
| LSOA | E01013998 | Herefordshire 001A |
| MSOA | E02002905 | Herefordshire 001 |
Nearest postcodes to SY8 4ET
| SY8 4ES | The Rock | 534m |
| SY8 4ER | Upper House Cottages | 581m |
| SY8 4EG | 894m | |
| SY8 4EW | Castle Road | 1048m |
| SY8 4EB | 1050m | |
| SY8 4EP | Springfields | 1080m |
| SY8 4EF | 1090m | |
| SY8 4EU | 1100m | |
| SY8 4EQ | 1120m | |
| SY8 4EZ | Orchard Rise | 1173m |
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