WV16 6JH

Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 6NE 736 m
WV16 6NJ 767 m
WV16 6FA 846 m
WV16 6EX 972 m
WV16 6EU 985 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.444306
Longitude
-2.398655
British National Grid easting
373,000
British National Grid northing
283,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011296
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146976
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 035E · E01028858
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
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Highley Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km
  2. Kinlet CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km
  3. Alveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
204
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 15
  • Anti social behaviour 15
  • 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

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Church

    BCT · Upper Arley

    2.7 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    2.8 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    2.8 miles
  • Severn Valley Rail Station

    RSE · Upper Arley

    2.9 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    2.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 035E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,949 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Highley Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

204 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 120 events.

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