Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for WV16 6TE
Postcode
WV16 6TE
Coordinates
52.4922, -2.5790
Grid reference
SO607884
Easting
360,788
Northing
288,414
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VFCRC+VC
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Ludlow
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.
14053
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14053 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)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near WV16 6TE
England & WalesCrime trends · near WV16 6TE
Counts are for Brown Clee electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2
YoY —
1061
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
210
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.98.1%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
Christian63.3%
No religion28.9%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6426.8%
35–4914.5%
65–7413.9%
75–8410.6%
25–347.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.9%
All members 66+15.7%
Any member 66+15.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.2%
+ 7 other households · 29.7%
Administrative Information
Shropshire
Local Authority
Council AreaSouth Shropshire E14001493
Constituency
E14001493West Mercia
Police Force
England
Ward
Brown Clee
Constituency code
E14001493
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Ditton Priors
International Territorial Level
Shropshire
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest 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 035A E01028843
E01028843MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 035 E02006014
E02006014LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Shropshire 035A E01028843
E01028843MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Shropshire 035 E02006014
E02006014Smaller rural: Further from 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 village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1
Sun & Time Information
5:57 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:57 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 11 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 6TE 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 village E1. IMD England rank: 14053
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city RSF1. LSOA E01028843 and MSOA E02006014 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode WV16 6TE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near WV16 6TE
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