WV7 3EW

Albrighton · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV7 3EN 86 m
WV7 3BE 115 m
WV7 3HW 184 m
WV7 3HN 212 m
WV7 3HS 237 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.639061
Longitude
-2.288084
British National Grid easting
380,602
British National Grid northing
304,628

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Parish or community
E04013496
Westminster constituency
The Wrekin · E14001543
Output area
E00146817
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 027B · E01028827
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 027 · E02006009

Postcode source versions

Explore WV7

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Clock Mills, 3, Newport Road, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EW 30 June 2023 £610,000
Clock Mills, 4, Newport Road, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EW 29 June 2018 £390,000
Clock Mills, 4, Newport Road, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EW 31 July 2001 £213,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    901 m
  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.2 km
  3. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
239
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 99
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
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+
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
83.3%

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

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    1.2 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

  • Cosford Rail Station

    RLY · Cosford

    0.6 miles
  • Albrighton Rail Station

    RLY · Albrighton

    0.8 miles
  • Park Farm

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.2 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.2 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 027B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,621 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £610,000 from 1 recorded sale in WV7 3EW. 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 901 m.

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

Recorded crime

239 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 99 events.

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