Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17787
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17787 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Police Recorded Crime near WV16 5AE
Crime trends · near WV16 5AE
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
4
YoY -43%
ASB
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY stable
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
0
YoY -100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
4 of 5 key categories improving
7
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,457
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.8%
Religion
Total residents: 2,457
Christian60.4%
No religion34.0%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,463
50–6425.5%
35–4917.4%
65–7412.4%
25–3411.6%
10–156.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Total households: 1,029
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.5%
Other12.9%
All members 66+11.5%
Any member 66+8.7%
+ 7 other households · 36.2%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council Area
South Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493
West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bridgnorth West & Tasley
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Tasley
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
West Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Shropshire County
Sub ICB Location
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB - M2L0M
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Shropshire 029E E01028850
E01028850
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 029 E02006010
E02006010
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 029E E01028850
E01028850
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 029 E02006010
E02006010
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
4:15 AM
Sunrise
7:56 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:15 AM
Sunset (today)
7:56 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
February 2010
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~16 years
Active Duration
2010 -> Present
February 2010 — Introduced
Postcode WV16 5AE introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 17787
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028850 and MSOA E02006010 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV16 5AE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
February 2010
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~16 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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