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WV15 6HN

Bridgnorth South & Alveley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Bridgnorth South & Alveley
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV15
Postcode sector
WV15 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV15 6HD 288 m
WV16 6BN 511 m
WV15 6HH 995 m
WV15 6LR 1.0 km
WV15 6HE 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV15 6HN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV15
Postcode sector
WV15 6
Latitude
52.473162
Longitude
-2.371709
British National Grid easting
374,848
British National Grid northing
286,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Bridgnorth South & Alveley · E05016021
Parish or community
E04011205
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146822
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 034A · E01028828
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 034 · E02006013

Postcode source versions

Explore WV15

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Alveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.2 km

  2. Highley Community Primary School

    Community school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
16
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Drugs 1
  • Burglary 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

17 female, 24 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
1.9
WV15 6 residents
4,410

Age bands in WV15 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

508 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.4%

369 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

696 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.3%

1,291 residents

Age 65 and over
34.9%

1,535 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV15 6 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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALVELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALVELEY, ALVELEY, BRIDGNORTH, WV15 6NG

    ODS code M82601

    2.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Six Ashes Road

    BCT · Six Ashes

    3.0 miles

  • Six Ashes Road

    BCT · Six Ashes

    3.1 miles

  • Lion Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Shatterford

    3.1 miles

  • Lion Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Shatterford

    3.1 miles

  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    3.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 034A, 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

11,705 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 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

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Alveley Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

16 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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