WV15 5BA

Bridgnorth South & Alveley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridgnorth
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV15
Postcode sector
WV15 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV15 5BJ 48 m
WV15 5BY 82 m
WV15 5BX 92 m
WV15 5BQ 127 m
WV15 5DL 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV15 5BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV15
Postcode sector
WV15 5
Latitude
52.529807
Longitude
-2.402097
British National Grid easting
372,819
British National Grid northing
292,512

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011228
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146862
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 033C · E01028834
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 033 · E02006012

Postcode source versions

Explore WV15

10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Saxon House, Stourbridge Road Industrial Estate, Bridgnorth, WV15 5BA 17 October 2025 £495,000
Unit 3, Stourbridge Road Industrial Estate, Bridgnorth, WV15 5BA 25 January 2023 £215,000
Portman Lease Contracts, Stourbridge Road Industrial Estate, Bridgnorth, WV15 5BA 20 January 2023 £220,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

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    651 m
  2. Bridgnorth Endowed School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. Oldbury Wells School

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
562
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 187
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Public order 51
  • Vehicle crime 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
WV15 5 residents
4,175

Age bands in WV15 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.3%

566 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.6%

355 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.8%

732 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

1,119 residents

Age 65 and over
25%

925 residents

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+
51.5%
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
100%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN

    ODS code M82004

    1.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Six Ashes Road

    BCT · Six Ashes

    4.7 miles
  • Six Ashes Road

    BCT · Six Ashes

    4.7 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.5 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.5 miles
  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 033C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,403 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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 £357,500 from 4 recorded sales in WV15 5BA. 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 651 m.

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

Recorded crime

562 published events cover 12 months, averaging 46.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 187 events.

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