WV16 6AE

Highley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridgnorth
Ward
Highley
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 6AF 359 m
WV16 6AD 951 m
WV16 6PJ 1.6 km
WV16 6PH 1.6 km
WV16 6AH 1.6 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.478163
Longitude
-2.444045
British National Grid easting
369,938
British National Grid northing
286,784

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Highley · E05016039
Parish or community
E04011261
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146917
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035B · E01028846
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 035 · E02006014

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Bank House, 1, Deuxhill, Bridgnorth, WV16 6AE 29 October 2004 £365,000
Bank House, 1, Deuxhill, Bridgnorth, WV16 6AE 26 March 1998 £65,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Highley Community Primary School

    Community school

    4.7 km
  2. Stottesdon CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km
  3. Compass Community School Vicarage Park

    Other independent special school

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other crime 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
11

6 female, 5 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.2
WV16 6 residents
7,778

Age bands in WV16 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.6%

1,152 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.2%

646 residents

Age 25 to 44
20%

1,576 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

2,335 residents

Age 65 and over
27.4%

2,157 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV16 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
20%
Next Generation Access
0%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
60%

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.

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Upper Arley

    5.7 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    5.8 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    5.8 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    5.8 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    5.8 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

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Highley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other crime with 1 events.

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