SY8 postcode area guide — Herefordshire, County of
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SY8 postcode district in Herefordshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SY8
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
77.9%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
57.2%
Gigabit-capable
57.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the SY8 postcode district (Herefordshire, County of) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 811 postcodes Ofcom measures in SY8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 77.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 57.2%.
Around 0.5% of premises in SY8 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SY8
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SY8 1AA | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| SY8 1AB | 88.9% | 77.8% |
| SY8 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| SY8 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| SY8 1AG | 100% | 100% |
| SY8 1AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SY8 1AL | 100% | 44.4% |
| SY8 1AN | 100% | 78.3% |
| SY8 1AP | 100% | 100% |
| SY8 1AQ | 100% | 93.3% |
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Crime in SY8
Police recorded 43 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SY8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 19 | 44.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 9 | 20.9% |
| Burglary | 4 | 9.3% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 9.3% |
| Other theft | 3 | 7.0% |
| Public order | 2 | 4.7% |
| Drugs | 1 | 2.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 2.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SY8
Based on 247 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SY8 is £275,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£275,500).
Detached
£350,000
108 sales
Semi-detached
£235,000
53 sales
Terraced
£210,000
52 sales
Flat / maisonette
£105,000
24 sales
Latest recorded sales in SY8
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £280,000 | Semi-detached | Stanton Road | SY8 2PF |
| 22 May 2026 | £350,000 | Detached | Friars Garden | SY8 1RX |
| 14 May 2026 | £585,000 | Detached | SY8 4LX | |
| 14 May 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | College Court | SY8 1BZ |
| 13 May 2026 | £195,000 | Flat | Corve Street | SY8 1DJ |
| 13 May 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Clee View | SY8 1HY |
| 8 May 2026 | £499,000 | Detached | Livesey Road | SY8 1EZ |
| 7 May 2026 | £885,000 | Detached | Overton Road | SY8 4AA |
| 7 May 2026 | £525,000 | Detached | Knights Way | SY8 2DR |
| 7 May 2026 | £690,000 | Detached | SY8 3HQ |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Schools in and around SY8
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow Church of England School | Secondary | 11–16 | 626 | SY8 1GJ |
| Ludlow Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 397 | SY8 1HX |
| St Laurence CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 237 | SY8 1TP |
| Moor Park School | Not applicable | 0–13 | 180 | SY8 4DZ |
| Orleton CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 175 | SY8 4HQ |
| Clee Hill Community Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 158 | SY8 3NE |
| Bishop Hooper Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 121 | SY8 4BX |
| Bitterley CofE Primary School (Aided) | Primary | 2–11 | 81 | SY8 3HF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SY8
166 rated food businesses operate in SY8. 122 hold the top rating of 5, 16 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Gather, Hundred House Coffee Limited, Aldi, Alexandra House, Asda Stores Ltd.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SY8
From a sample of 172 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SY8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 37% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
4%
Band C
33%
Band D
27%
Band E
23%
Band F
6%
Band G
7%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.