WV16 4YL

Bridgnorth West & Tasley · 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 4HZ 7 m
WV16 4HY 65 m
WV16 4JA 68 m
WV16 4JB 133 m
WV16 4PN 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 4YL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 4
Latitude
52.540443
Longitude
-2.430121
British National Grid easting
370,925
British National Grid northing
293,706

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
E00146869
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 031D · E01028837
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 031 · E02006011

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    436 m
  2. St Leonard's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    444 m
  3. Bridgnorth Endowed School

    Academy converter

    713 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
724
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 82
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Public order 60

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

    564 m

Nearby transport

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    5.5 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    5.5 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    5.7 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    5.8 miles
  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.0 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 031D, 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

26,882 of 33,755

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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

724 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 259 events.

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