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WV8 1RU

Shifnal Rural · Shropshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Shifnal Rural
Local authority
Shropshire
Constituency
The Wrekin
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
WV8 1RG 420 m
WV8 1RQ 583 m
WV8 1RJ 721 m
WV8 1QW 736 m
WV8 1QS 778 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
WV8 1RU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
WV
Postcode district
WV8
Postcode sector
WV8 1
Latitude
52.648016
Longitude
-2.234623
British National Grid easting
384,223
British National Grid northing
305,611

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Shropshire · E06000051
Electoral ward
Shifnal Rural · E05016068
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 WV8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
13
Primary
7
Secondary
4

  1. Birchfield School

    Other independent school

    1.7 km

  2. The Gables Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    2.2 km

  3. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other crime 1
  • Other theft 1
  • Public order 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
WV8 1 residents
11,885

Age bands in WV8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18%

2,112 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,159 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,794 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,129 residents

Age 65 and over
21.8%

2,563 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider WV8 1 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+
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

4

within 5 km

  • ALBRIGHTON MEDICAL PRACT

    SHAW LANE, ALBRIGHTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV7 3DT

    ODS code M82021

    2.8 km

  • RUSSELL HOUSE SURGERY

    BUSINESS HUB, WOLVERHAMPTON ROAD, CODSALL, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1PE

    ODS code M83031

    4.0 km

  • BILBROOK MEDICAL CENTRE

    BROOKFIELD ROAD, BILBROOK, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV8 1DX

    ODS code M83097

    4.4 km

  • BREWOOD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KIDDEMORE GREEN ROAD, BREWOOD, STAFFORD, ST19 9BQ

    ODS code M83009

    4.5 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

  • Cross Guns Inn PH

    BCT · Codsall Wood

    0.4 miles

  • Cross Guns Inn PH

    BCT · Codsall Wood

    0.5 miles

  • Albrighton Rail Station

    RLY · Albrighton

    1.6 miles

  • Park Farm

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.8 miles

  • Holyhead Road

    BCT · Kingswood Common

    1.9 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 4 secondary schools. Birchfield School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

8 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 3 events.

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