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WV16 6SD

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 6SB 73 m
WV16 6SA 666 m
WV16 6UU 755 m
WV16 6XE 912 m
WV16 6TG 984 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6SD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.537566
Longitude
-2.551402
British National Grid easting
362,697
British National Grid northing
293,442

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Brown Clee · E05016024
Parish or community
E04011318
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146937
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 029E · E01028850
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 029 · E02006010

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
3
Primary
2
Secondary
0

  1. Esland Shropshire School

    Other independent special school

    4.1 km

  2. Brown Clee CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.5 km

  3. Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.5 km

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

    4.5 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

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    6.5 miles

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    6.6 miles

  • Museum of The Gorge Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    6.8 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    6.8 miles

  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    6.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 029E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,979 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
3 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 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Esland Shropshire School is the nearest published school at 2.5 miles.

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