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WV16 4BT

Bridgnorth Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridgnorth
Ward
Bridgnorth Castle
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 4AG 147 m
WV16 4DA 156 m
WV15 6DQ 172 m
WV16 4AY 175 m
WV16 4AF 188 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 4BT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 4
Latitude
52.530680
Longitude
-2.417480
British National Grid easting
371,776
British National Grid northing
292,615

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Bridgnorth Castle · E05016019
Parish or community
E04011228
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146835
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 031A · E01028830
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 031 · E02006011

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

Property

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146 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
49, Kings Loade, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BT 27 March 2026 £227,000
46, Kings Loade, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BT 9 October 2025 £185,000
20, Kings Loade, Bridgnorth, WV16 4BT 26 September 2025 £175,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. Oldbury Wells School

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    618 m

  2. Bridgnorth Endowed School

    Academy converter

    797 m

  3. St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    835 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
777
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 282
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Anti social behaviour 82
  • Shoplifting 70
  • Public order 65

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
87

49 female, 38 male

Postcode households
48
Residents per household
1.8
WV16 4 residents
6,635

Age bands in WV16 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.5%

773 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

557 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.7%

1,257 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.3%

2,041 residents

Age 65 and over
31.2%

2,098 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV16 4 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
56.6%

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 straight-line

  • BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN

    ODS code M82004

    884 m

Nearby transport

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.3 miles

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.3 miles

  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.7 miles

  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.7 miles

  • Southfield

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 031A, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,755 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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
13
Medium risk addresses
6
Low risk addresses
17
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 £187,475 from 14 recorded sales in WV16 4BT. 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. Oldbury Wells School is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

777 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 282 events.

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