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WV16 9SG

Bridgnorth Castle · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Bridgnorth Castle
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV16 5BN 97 m
WV16 5AD 98 m
WV16 5BB 114 m
WV16 5BE 131 m
WV16 4QF 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV16 9SG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2005
Terminated
1 July 2012
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV16
Postcode sector
WV16 9
Latitude
52.535899
Longitude
-2.431226
British National Grid easting
370,847
British National Grid northing
293,201

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Bridgnorth Castle · E05016019
Parish or community
E04011228
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146838
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 031B · E01028831
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 031 · E02006011

Postcode source versions

Explore WV16

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
2

  1. St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy

    Academy converter

    591 m

  2. Castlefields Primary School

    Academy converter

    618 m

  3. Oldbury Wells School

    Academy converter

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
774
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 292
  • Criminal damage and arson 86
  • Anti social behaviour 84
  • Shoplifting 63
  • Public order 62

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available

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 not available.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NORTHGATE, BRIDGNORTH, WV16 4EN

    ODS code M82004

    604 m

Nearby transport

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    5.8 miles

  • China Museum

    BCT · Coalport

    5.8 miles

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    6.0 miles

  • St Marys Close

    BCT · Jackfield

    6.1 miles

  • Shakespeare Way

    BCT · Sutton Hill

    6.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 031B, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,845 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy is the nearest published school at 591 m.

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

Recorded crime

774 published events cover 12 months, averaging 64.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 292 events.

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