WV7 3FL

Shifnal Rural · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
The Wrekin
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV7 3AE 306 m
WV7 3PR 352 m
WV7 3AA 354 m
WV7 3PT 418 m
WV7 3PS 423 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3FL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.642812
Longitude
-2.275990
British National Grid easting
381,422
British National Grid northing
305,042

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
E00146910
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 027D · E01028845
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 027 · E02006009

Postcode source versions

Explore WV7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    832 m
  2. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 97
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Anti social behaviour 26
  • Other theft 14
  • Vehicle crime 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

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

    768 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Albrighton Rail Station

    RLY · Albrighton

    0.4 miles
  • Cosford Rail Station

    RLY · Cosford

    1.0 miles
  • Park Farm

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.0 miles
  • Cross Guns Inn PH

    BCT · Codsall Wood

    2.0 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Shropshire 027D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,833 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 832 m.

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

Recorded crime

234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 97 events.

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