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WV16 6DB

Brown Clee · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brown Clee
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 6TH 74 m
WV16 6SQ 139 m
WV16 6RA 161 m
WV16 6TJ 185 m
WV16 6AY 305 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.501025
Longitude
-2.577034
British National Grid easting
360,926
British National Grid northing
289,391

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Brown Clee · E05016024
Parish or community
E04011263
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146897
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035A · E01028843
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 035 · E02006014

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0

  1. Brown Clee CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    113 m

  2. Esland Shropshire School

    Other independent special school

    624 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
21
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Other theft 3
  • Public order 1
  • Bicycle theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • BROWN CLEE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DITTON PRIORS, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 6SS

    ODS code M82024

    311 m

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

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    9.3 miles

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    9.4 miles

  • Museum of The Gorge Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    9.6 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    9.6 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    9.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 035A, 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

14,053 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Brown Clee CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 113 m.

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

Recorded crime

21 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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