WV16 5JP

Brown Clee · 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
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 5JW 510 m
WV16 5JN 568 m
WV16 5EQ 604 m
WV16 5JR 618 m
WV16 5JL 624 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 5JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 5
Latitude
52.517772
Longitude
-2.422250
British National Grid easting
371,444
British National Grid northing
291,181

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011265
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00187172
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035B · E01028846
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 035 · E02006014

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

9 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Moor Farmhouse, Halfway House Lane, Eardington, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JP 31 May 2023 £30,000
Moor Farm Barns, Halfway House Lane, Eardington, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JP 17 June 2021 £590,000
Moor Farmhouse, Halfway House Lane, Eardington, Bridgnorth, WV16 5JP 25 August 2020 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
2
  1. Oldbury Wells School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  2. Castlefields Primary School

    Academy converter

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

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    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
70
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 36
  • Burglary 7
  • Public order 6
  • Vehicle crime 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
30

18 female, 12 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.3
WV16 5 residents
3,729

Age bands in WV16 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

575 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

369 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.3%

669 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

1,038 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

1,002 residents

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV16 5 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+
30%
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
90%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
80%

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

    2.2 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

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    7.1 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    7.1 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    7.3 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    7.4 miles
  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    7.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 035B, 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

14,349 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £30,000 from 1 recorded sale in WV16 5JP. 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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 2 secondary schools. Oldbury Wells School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

70 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 36 events.

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