Among the least deprived
IMD England
38
Crime · May '26
£261,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for WV16 5DD
Postcode
WV16 5DD
Coordinates
52.5315, -2.4348
Grid reference
SO706927
Easting
370,604
Northing
292,714
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VGHJ8+J3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Bridgnorth
Travel to Work
Telford
ITL Region
Shropshire
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
30563
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30563 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.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · WV16 5DD
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£261,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £261,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '25 – Dec '25Dec '25: 1 sales · avg £230,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£293k£262k£230k
Jan '25Dec '25
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near WV16 5DD
Crime trends · near WV16 5DD
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
20135
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY +54%
ASB
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1161
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
6
YoY +100%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.6%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian59.3%
No religion32.1%
Not answered7.3%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6422.6%
35–4917.7%
65–7413.1%
75–8411.3%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
All members 66+17.9%
Any member 66+16.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Other8.5%
+ 7 other households · 26.5%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Bridgnorth Castle
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Bridgnorth
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandWest 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 031B E01028831
E01028831MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 031 E02006011
E02006011LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 031B E01028831
E01028831MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 031 E02006011
E02006011Urban: 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
4:01 AM
Sunrise
8:29 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:01 AM
Sunset (today)
8:29 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV16 5DD introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 30563
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01028831 and MSOA E02006011 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV16 5DD is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WV16 5DD
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Castlefields Primary School
Shropshire · WV16 5DQ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oldbury Wells School
Shropshire · WV16 5JD
Good
0.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Shropshire · WV16 4HW
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Bridgnorth Endowed School
Shropshire · WV16 4ER
Good
0.7 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
St Leonard's CofE Primary School
Shropshire · WV16 4HL
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School
Shropshire · WV15 5EQ
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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