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WV7 3BG

Shifnal Rural · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Wolverhampton
Ward
Shifnal Rural
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
The Wrekin
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV6 7HY 567 m
WV7 3AZ 773 m
WV7 3BB 856 m
WV7 3AY 1.0 km
WV6 7HX 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3BG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 August 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.608857
Longitude
-2.287339
British National Grid easting
380,639
British National Grid northing
301,268

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Shifnal Rural · E05016068
Parish or community
E04011225
Westminster constituency
The Wrekin · E14001543
Output area
E00146820
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 027A · E01028826
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 027 · E02006009

Postcode source versions

Explore WV7

Property

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Patshull Gardens, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3BG 9 July 2024 £615,000
The Ryder, 3, Patshull Gardens, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3BG 28 August 2020 £535,000
5, Patshull Gardens, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3BG 20 December 2017 £300,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. St Chad's CofE (VC) First School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.6 km

  2. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 2
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
14

8 female, 6 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
2.8
WV7 3 residents
7,669

Age bands in WV7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.4%

904 residents

Age 15 to 24
17.2%

1,360 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.5%

1,943 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.1%

1,911 residents

Age 65 and over
22.8%

1,806 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV7 3 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+
60%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
60%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
60%
Gigabit-capable
60%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
20%
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 straight-line

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Shops

    BCT · Pattingham

    1.7 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Pattingham

    1.7 miles

  • Newgate

    BCT · Pattingham

    1.7 miles

  • Newgate

    BCT · Pattingham

    1.7 miles

  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 027A, 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

18,190 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £615,000 from 1 recorded sale in WV7 3BG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Shropshire is £284,036 in June 2026, up 4.9% year on year.

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Chad's CofE (VC) First School is the nearest published school at 1.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 2 events.

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