WV7 3HL

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 3HH 79 m
WV7 3HX 80 m
WV7 3HP 124 m
WV7 3HJ 141 m
WV7 3HT 172 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.635965
Longitude
-2.289394
British National Grid easting
380,512
British National Grid northing
304,284

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
E00146818
Lower layer super output area
Shropshire 027B · E01028827
Middle layer super output area
Shropshire 027 · E02006009

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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55 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
12, Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3HL 13 February 2026 £330,000
36, Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3HL 27 February 2025 £279,000
10, Bowling Green Lane, Albrighton, Wolverhampton, WV7 3HL 22 August 2024 £163,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    706 m
  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.3 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
232
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 95
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Anti social behaviour 28
  • Other theft 15
  • Vehicle crime 12

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
131

76 female, 55 male

Postcode households
51
Residents per household
2.6
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 1.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
82.7%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    1.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Cosford Rail Station

    RLY · Cosford

    0.8 miles
  • Albrighton Rail Station

    RLY · Albrighton

    0.9 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.2 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    2.2 miles
  • Park Farm

    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
2
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £272,000 from 6 recorded sales in WV7 3HL. 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

Published establishments

5 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery is the nearest published school at 706 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

232 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 95 events.

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