DY12 3AR

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bewdley
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY12 3EG 281 m
DY12 3AT 336 m
DY12 3AX 380 m
DY12 3BE 409 m
DY12 3BG 423 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 3AR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 3
Latitude
52.415711
Longitude
-2.413540
British National Grid easting
371,970
British National Grid northing
279,825

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011296
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146976
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035E · E01028858
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 035 · E02006014

Postcode source versions

Explore DY12

4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Park Farm Cottage, 1, Kinlet, Bewdley, DY12 3AR 18 October 2023 £250,000
Park Farm Cottage, 2, Kinlet, Bewdley, DY12 3AR 22 November 2019 £175,000
Park Farm House, Kinlet, Bewdley, DY12 3AR 11 November 2016 £540,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Kinlet CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    422 m
  2. Highley Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.4 km
  3. Upper Arley CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Public order 2
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.3
DY12 3 residents
1,209

Age bands in DY12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
7.4%

104 residents

Age 15 to 24
5.7%

79 residents

Age 25 to 44
10.9%

152 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

380 residents

Age 65 and over
48.9%

683 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY12 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
75%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Nearby transport

  • Church Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Lem Hill

    3.1 miles
  • Church Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Lem Hill

    3.1 miles
  • Lea Memorial Primary School

    BCT · Far Forest

    3.3 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Far Forest

    3.3 miles
  • Plough Inn

    BCT · Far Forest

    3.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 035E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,949 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in DY12 3AR. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Kinlet CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 422 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.