# WV15 6JL: area report for a postcode in Shropshire

WV15 6JL is a postcode in Shropshire.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Shropshire. Open the map at WV15 6JL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) › [WV15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv15) › [WV15 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv15-6)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Shropshire 034B: 16 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **Kidderminster, 11 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **No property in WV15 6JL listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Shropshire 034B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **£277,521 average price**: For the whole of Shropshire, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 720 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV15 6JL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **Low road and rail noise at WV15 6JL**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL
- **6.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Alveley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alveley-primary-school-e143548) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £335,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £382,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2024 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 290 m |
| July 2024 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2025 | £278,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ALVELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (720 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £277,521** (August 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £277,521 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Shropshire 034B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Shropshire 034B has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,212th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £279,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 034B was £279,000 in 2025. Joint 14,271st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,253** (2021). Shropshire 034B had 1,253 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,534th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Shropshire 034B, 99.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## WV15 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £273,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in WV15 was £273,400 in 2025. 937th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,728** (2021). WV15 had 8,728 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 652nd least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in WV15 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.1%** (January 2026). In WV15, 75.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Centre: 52.4579, -2.3441

Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shropshire): Stuart Anderson (Conservative), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.3441,52.4579,WV156JL

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