WV5 7BE

Claverley & Worfield · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV5 7BG 37 m
WV5 7BQ 67 m
WV5 7BJ 125 m
WV5 7EH 135 m
WV5 7BX 191 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV5 7BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV5
Postcode sector
WV5 7
Latitude
52.537340
Longitude
-2.299448
British National Grid easting
379,786
British National Grid northing
293,316

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04011245
Westminster constituency
South Shropshire · E14001493
Output area
E00146892
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 034C · E01028842
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 034 · E02006013

Postcode source versions

Explore WV5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Claverley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    310 m
  2. Corbett VA CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.8 km
  3. Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 22
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Burglary 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
2.0
WV5 7 residents
2,619

Age bands in WV5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.8%

407 residents

Age 15 to 24
7.4%

218 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.5%

517 residents

Age 45 to 64
33.4%

987 residents

Age 65 and over
27.9%

825 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV5 7 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

  • CLAVERLEY

    DOCTORS SURGERY, SPICERS CLOSE, CLAVERLEY, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 7BY

    ODS code M83125

    580 m

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Village Green

    BCT · Halfpenny Green

    1.8 miles
  • Halfpenny Green Lane

    BCT · Halfpenny Green

    1.9 miles
  • Halfpenny Green Lane

    BCT · Halfpenny Green

    1.9 miles
  • Holy Cross Church

    BCT · Bobbington

    1.9 miles
  • Holy Cross Church

    BCT · Bobbington

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 034C, 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

14,577 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Claverley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 22 events.

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