WV16 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WV16 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WV16
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
59%
Gigabit-capable
59%
Below USO (10Mb)
1.1%
Broadband availability in the WV16 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 551 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV16, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 59%.
Around 1.1% of premises in WV16 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 WV16
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WV16 4AA | 100% | 0% |
| WV16 4AB | 100% | 25% |
| WV16 4AD | 100% | 8.1% |
| WV16 4AE | 100% | 100% |
| WV16 4AF | 100% | 100% |
| WV16 4AG | 100% | 100% |
| WV16 4AH | 100% | 0% |
| WV16 4AJ | 100% | 0% |
| WV16 4AL | 100% | 100% |
| WV16 4AN | 100% | 100% |
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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.
House prices in WV16
Based on 166 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV16 is £250,000, down 7.4% on the previous year (£270,000).
Detached
£398,000
45 sales
Semi-detached
£240,000
49 sales
Terraced
£227,000
43 sales
Flat / maisonette
£120,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in WV16
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £232,500 | Semi-detached | Hitchens Way | WV16 6FA |
| 11 May 2026 | £395,000 | Detached | Queensway Drive | WV16 4JF |
| 1 May 2026 | £230,000 | Semi-detached | Hollywood Drive | WV16 6DP |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £295,000 | Terraced | Rastrick Close | WV16 5AR |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £180,000 | Other | The Bungalows | WV16 6NU |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £280,000 | Terraced | St Leonards Close | WV16 4EJ |
| 23 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached | Staley Grove | WV16 6FB |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £205,000 | Terraced | Beech Street | WV16 6HL |
| 10 Apr 2026 | £170,000 | Flat | Salop Street | WV16 5BR |
| 9 Apr 2026 | £770,000 | Other | WV16 6AQ |
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 WV16
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oldbury Wells School | Secondary | 11–16 | 740 | WV16 5JD |
| Bridgnorth Endowed School | Secondary | 11–16 | 601 | WV16 4ER |
| St Leonard's CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 261 | WV16 4HL |
| Highley Community Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 234 | WV16 6EH |
| Castlefields Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 226 | WV16 5DQ |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 193 | WV16 4HW |
| Brown Clee CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 101 | WV16 6SS |
| Morville CofE (Controlled) Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 59 | WV16 4RJ |
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 WV16
151 rated food businesses operate in WV16. 112 hold the top rating of 5, 22 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aarti Trading Ltd, Alliance In Partnership @ Morville C Of E Primary School, Apley On The High Street, Astbury Hall, Bassa Villa.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WV16
From a sample of 165 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 WV16 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 53% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
7%
Band B
27%
Band C
19%
Band D
32%
Band E
11%
Band F
4%
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
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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.