Buying a home in SY8, Ludlow. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£281kmost £237k–£353k

Houses per m²£3,363flats £2,469

Sold last year1881,069 in five years

Prices in Shropshire-1.3%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY8 sold for £281,258 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £237,086 and £353,348, for about 88 m² of space.

188 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £88k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SY8 1 (£3,323) and the most in SY8 4 (£3,489).

Across Shropshire, prices are down 1.3% on a year ago and up 16.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £953 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,283 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £56,000 for that mortgage: what £60,000 buys.

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House prices in SY8 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£164,204	£136k–£258k	45 m²	19
2	£215,593	£184k–£264k	64 m²	272
3	£281,258	£237k–£353k	88 m²	386
4	£378,776	£300k–£493k	113 m²	144
5+	£540,850	£417k–£742k	162 m²	147

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£164k	£216k	£281k	£379k	£541k
Detached	—	£269k	£337k	£411k	£536k
Semi-detached	—	£228k	£252k	£292k	£445k
Terraced	£164k	£190k	£259k	£288k	£800k
Flats	£88k	£108k	£146k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across SY8

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
SY8 1	£3,323	£2,307
SY8 2	£3,324	£2,830
SY8 3	£3,359	—
SY8 4	£3,489	—

Schools near SY8

Best state primary within 2 kmSt Laurence CofE Primary School74% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%2 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLudlow Church of England School28.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%1 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

WR15 Tenbury Wells · 11 km3-bed house £283k SY7 Craven Arms · 15 km3-bed house £313k DY14 Kidderminster · 15 km3-bed house £277k HR6 Leominster · 16 km3-bed house £282k SY6 Church Stretton · 20 km3-bed house £395k HR7 Bromyard · 23 km3-bed house £280k WV16 Bridgnorth · 23 km3-bed house £282k DY12 Bewdley · 25 km3-bed house £288k

Questions about SY8

Is SY8 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Shropshire are down 1.3% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (74% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (28.3% against 43.8%); 188 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in SY8?

A typical 3-bedroom house in SY8 sold for £281,258 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £237,086 and £353,348.

How many homes sell in SY8 each year?

188 homes sold in the last year and 1,069 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near SY8?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Laurence CofE Primary School, where 74% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near SY8?

For a 3-bedroom house, LD8 (£251k, 26 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.