WV16 6UW

Brown Clee · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bridgnorth
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 6UR 360 m
WV16 6UN 1.0 km
WV16 6UP 1.1 km
WV16 6TF 1.2 km
WV16 6SU 1.4 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 6UW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 6
Latitude
52.510905
Longitude
-2.552630
British National Grid easting
362,591
British National Grid northing
290,477

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
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

Explore WV16

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Baggot House, Middleton Priors, Bridgnorth, WV16 6UW 16 October 2020 £660,000
1, Middleton Priors, Bridgnorth, WV16 6UW 2 July 2014 £220,000
Baggot House, Middleton Priors, Bridgnorth, WV16 6UW 21 November 2003 £470,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
2
Primary
1
Secondary
0
  1. Esland Shropshire School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km
  2. Brown Clee CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Bicycle theft 1
  • Vehicle crime 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

13 female, 14 male

Postcode households
13
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
71.4%

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

  • BROWN CLEE MEDICAL CENTRE

    STATION ROAD, DITTON PRIORS, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 6SS

    ODS code M82024

    1.9 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

    8.2 miles
  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    8.3 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    8.6 miles
  • The Square

    BCT · Ironbridge

    8.6 miles
  • Museum of The Gorge Car Park

    BCT · Ironbridge

    8.6 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.

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
0
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

2 open schools are in scope, including 1 primary and 0 secondary schools. Esland Shropshire School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

5 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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