WV16 6DR

Highley · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 6EZ 323 m
WV16 6HE 343 m
WV16 6ET 366 m
WV16 6HF 405 m
WV16 6ES 432 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6DR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.453296
Longitude
-2.398736
British National Grid easting
373,000
British National Grid northing
284,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Highley · E05016039
Parish or community
E04011282
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146926
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035D · E01028849
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 035 · E02006014

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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

    Community school

    630 m
  2. Alveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km
  3. Kinlet CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
201
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Vehicle crime 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 17
  • Anti social behaviour 16
  • Public order 11

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 straight-line

  • ALVELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALVELEY, ALVELEY, BRIDGNORTH, WV15 6NG

    ODS code M82601

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Upper Arley

    3.1 miles
  • Lion Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Shatterford

    3.2 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    3.2 miles
  • Lion Lane Crossroads

    BCT · Shatterford

    3.2 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    3.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 035D, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,000 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Highley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 630 m.

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

Recorded crime

201 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

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