WV15 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WV15 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WV15
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
76%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
56.9%
Gigabit-capable
56.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
2.1%
Broadband availability in the WV15 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 291 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV15, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 76% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 56.9%.
Around 2.1% of premises in WV15 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in WV15
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WV15 5AA | 100% | 100% |
| WV15 5AB | 100% | 100% |
| WV15 5AD | 87.5% | 87.5% |
| WV15 5AE | 86.7% | 80% |
| WV15 5AF | 93.8% | 93.8% |
| WV15 5AG | 100% | 95.7% |
| WV15 5AH | 100% | 100% |
| WV15 5AJ | 100% | 100% |
| WV15 5AL | 100% | 73.3% |
| WV15 5AN | 80% | 80% |
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Mobile signal around Shropshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Shropshire district (159,812 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
0%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in WV15
Police recorded 5 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV15 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Burglary | 2 | 40.0% |
| Other theft | 1 | 20.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 20.0% |
| Violence & sexual offences | 1 | 20.0% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in WV15
Based on 82 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV15 is £277,500, up 7.6% on the previous year (£258,000).
Detached
£338,000
21 sales
Semi-detached
£277,500
35 sales
Terraced
£220,000
18 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
5 sales
Latest recorded sales in WV15
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced | Bernards Hill | WV15 5AS |
| 1 May 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced | Sabrina Road | WV15 6DQ |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached | Arden Way | WV15 6NR |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Springfield | WV15 6DN |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £445,000 | Detached | Birch Grove | WV15 6LA |
| 14 Apr 2026 | £325,000 | Detached | Greenleys Crescent | WV15 6PG |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £215,000 | Terraced | Severn Street | WV15 6BB |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced | The Mall | WV15 5BP |
| 23 Mar 2026 | £338,000 | Detached | Greenway Avenue | WV15 6PB |
| 19 Mar 2026 | £295,000 | Detached | Meadowbrook Close | WV15 6PD |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Shropshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Shropshire district (323,606 residents, 139,579 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 25.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around WV15
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 188 | WV15 5EQ |
| Worfield Endowed Church Of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 154 | WV15 5LF |
| Alveley Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 115 | WV15 6JT |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in WV15
79 rated food businesses operate in WV15. 58 hold the top rating of 5, 10 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aldi, Alliance In Partnership @ StMarysBlueCoatCofEPrimarySchool, Alveley Sports, Asda Stores Ltd, Blue Ginger.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WV15
From a sample of 121 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 WV15 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 15% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
15%
Band D
48%
Band E
23%
Band F
11%
Band G
3%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Shropshire
Landlines around WV15 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.