Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
14074
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14074 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 6BL
Crime trends · near WV16 6BL
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY +43%
ASB
1
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY +100%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
1
YoY +100%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
15
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,325
White Brit.97.6%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,324
Christian72.8%
No religion22.0%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 0.5%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,326
50–6424.2%
65–7416.6%
25–3414.4%
35–4912.0%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.9%
Households
Total households: 828
All members 66+17.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children15.6%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%
Other9.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.6%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council Area
South Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493
West Mercia
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Brown Clee
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Chelmarsh
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 035B E01028846
E01028846
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 035 E02006014
E02006014
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 035B E01028846
E01028846
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 035 E02006014
E02006014
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
4:18 AM
Sunrise
7:53 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:18 AM
Sunset (today)
7:53 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode WV16 6BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 14074
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01028846 and MSOA E02006014 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV16 6BL 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
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