WV16 4XJ

Brown Clee · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 4TQ 144 m
WV16 4TF 661 m
WV16 4RF 727 m
WV16 4TE 858 m
WV16 4SY 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 4XJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 4
Latitude
52.565377
Longitude
-2.477943
British National Grid easting
367,700
British National Grid northing
296,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011323
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146938
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 029E · E01028850
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 029 · E02006010

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    2.6 km
  2. Barrow 1618 CofE Free School

    Free schools

    4.1 km
  3. St Leonard's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Other theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN

    ODS code M82004

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    3.7 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    3.8 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    3.9 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    3.9 miles
  • Council Houses

    BCT · Jackfield

    4.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 029E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,979 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

7 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.583 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.