WV16 6TZ

Brown Clee · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Bridgnorth
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 5NN 444 m
WV16 6TY 844 m
WV16 6UB 886 m
WV16 5NW 983 m
WV16 6UA 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6TZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.519103
Longitude
-2.460551
British National Grid easting
368,846
British National Grid northing
291,345

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011323
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146938
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 029E · E01028850
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 029 · E02006010

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Old Tollhouse, Ludlow Road, Harpswood, Bridgnorth, WV16 6TZ 16 April 2021 £405,000
The Mill, Ludlow Road, Harpswood, Bridgnorth, WV16 6TZ 12 August 2005 £250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. Castlefields Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km
  2. Oldbury Wells School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
6
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 2
  • Burglary 1
  • Vehicle crime 1
  • Criminal damage and arson 1
  • Violence and sexual offences 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.2% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN

    ODS code M82004

    3.3 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

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.9 miles
  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    6.9 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    7.0 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    7.0 miles
  • Council Houses

    BCT · Jackfield

    7.2 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.

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
1
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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. Castlefields Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.5 miles.

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

Recorded crime

6 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 2 events.

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