WV7 3HF

Albrighton · 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 3FA 77 m
WV7 3FD 170 m
WV7 3PA 180 m
WV7 3LX 211 m
WV7 3NX 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3HF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.637060
Longitude
-2.267413
British National Grid easting
382,000
British National Grid northing
304,400

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
E00146903
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

    256 m
  2. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    719 m
  3. Birchfield School

    Other independent school

    903 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 86
  • Shoplifting 30
  • Anti social behaviour 22
  • Other theft 14
  • Vehicle crime 12

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.

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    286 m

Nearby transport

  • Albrighton Rail Station

    RLY · Albrighton

    0.1 miles
  • Park Farm

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.4 miles
  • Cosford Rail Station

    RLY · Cosford

    1.5 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.5 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.5 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 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 86 events.

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