WV7 3WU

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 3WF 0 m
WV7 3YN 0 m
WV7 3QE 55 m
WV7 3QH 72 m
WV7 3QG 73 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV7 3WU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV7
Postcode sector
WV7 3
Latitude
52.636122
Longitude
-2.276480
British National Grid easting
381,386
British National Grid northing
304,298

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
E00146905
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
4
Primary
2
Secondary
0
  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    384 m
  2. Albrighton Primary School & Nursery

    Academy converter

    532 m
  3. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
212
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 90
  • Shoplifting 31
  • Anti social behaviour 23
  • 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

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    338 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

    0.3 miles
  • Cosford Rail Station

    RLY · Cosford

    1.2 miles
  • Park Farm

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.7 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.7 miles
  • Mobile Homes Park

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.7 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.

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

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 2 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 384 m.

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

Recorded crime

212 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 90 events.

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