WV7 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the WV7 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in WV7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
71.7%
Gigabit-capable
70.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.5%
Broadband availability in the WV7 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 198 postcodes Ofcom measures in WV7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.7%.
Around 0.5% of premises in WV7 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 WV7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| WV7 3AA | 20% | 20% |
| WV7 3AB | 9.1% | 9.1% |
| WV7 3AD | 0% | 0% |
| WV7 3AE | 50% | 0% |
| WV7 3AF | 100% | 100% |
| WV7 3AG | 66.7% | 0% |
| WV7 3AH | 100% | 100% |
| WV7 3AJ | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| WV7 3AL | 83.3% | 83.3% |
| WV7 3AN | 94.1% | 94.1% |
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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 WV7
Police recorded 17 incidents within about a mile of the centre of WV7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 9 | 52.9% |
| Shoplifting | 4 | 23.5% |
| Public order | 2 | 11.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 5.9% |
| Other theft | 1 | 5.9% |
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 WV7
Based on 69 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in WV7 is £287,000, down 8.9% on the previous year (£315,000).
Detached
£385,000
26 sales
Semi-detached
£275,000
22 sales
Terraced
£232,000
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in WV7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £375,000 | Detached | Grange Park | WV7 3EN |
| 14 May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached | Church Road | WV7 3LB |
| 8 May 2026 | £400,000 | Detached | Garridge Close | WV7 3PZ |
| 20 Apr 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | Windsor Road | WV7 3PN |
| 2 Apr 2026 | £385,000 | Detached | Lea Manor Gardens | WV7 3DD |
| 1 Apr 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced | Ash Grove | WV7 3QX |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £253,000 | Detached | Grange Park | WV7 3EN |
| 26 Mar 2026 | £259,950 | Terraced | Millfield Road | WV7 3JN |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced | Ash Grove | WV7 3QU |
| 20 Mar 2026 | £230,000 | Detached | Telford Avenue | WV7 3PS |
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 WV7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albrighton Primary School & Nursery | Primary | 2–11 | 344 | WV7 3QS |
| St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 195 | WV7 3DS |
| Birchfield School | Not applicable | 4–16 | 186 | WV7 3AF |
| The Gables Learning Centre | Not applicable | 7–19 | 16 | WV7 3AG |
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 WV7
47 rated food businesses operate in WV7. 39 hold the top rating of 5, 2 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Albrighton Brew, Albrighton News Ltd, Albrighton Sports Complex, ARK @ St Mary’s CE Primary School, Beckys Barn @ Kingswood Road Nurseries.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in WV7
From a sample of 171 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 WV7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 32% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
2%
Band C
29%
Band D
52%
Band E
15%
Band F
2%
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 WV7 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.