WV16 5AL
PostcodeA postcode in Shropshire 029E, Bridgnorth West & Tasley ward, Shropshire.
This report describes the area around WV16 5AL, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around WV16 5AL
- 9 crimes within 500 mAugust, down 18% on JulyShropshire 029E: 37 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- No station within 15 kmRail, Tube, tram and metro stationsExact point
- No schools within 800 mNearest is 800 m awayExact point
- No property in WV16 5AL listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 50%This neighbourhood, Shropshire 029ENeighbourhood
- £275,232 average priceFor the whole of Shropshire, July 2026Council
- No GP practices within 1 kmNearest is 1.1 km awayPostcode
- 1 supermarket within 1 kmNearest is 910 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at WV16 5ALSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at WV16 5ALRoad 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 65% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 6.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near WV16 5AL
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Castlefields Primary School Primary. 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 800 m 10 minutes on foot | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met |
| Oldbury Wells School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional) | 1 km 12 minutes on foot | School remains Good, April 2023 |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary | 1.1 km 13 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), July 2024, before the school changed |
| St Leonard's CofE Primary School Primary. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.2 km 15 minutes on foot | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met |
| Bridgnorth Endowed School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.3 km 16 minutes on foot | Good (overall), September 2023 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near WV16 5AL
Latest sale at each postcode- £410,000Bayern Drive, WV16 5ALJuly 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold10 m
- £422,500Auvergne Drive, WV16 5APJuly 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold60 m
- £385,000Hazledine Way, WV16 5AENovember 2025, detached, established, freehold80 m
- £243,000Trevithick Close, WV16 5AQJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold110 m
- £274,000Portmans Way, WV16 5ASFebruary 2025, terraced, established, freehold120 m
- £235,000Ridley Close, WV16 5PFSeptember 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold130 m
- £180,000Wenlock Rise, WV16 5ELJune 2025, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £295,000Rastrick Close, WV16 5ARApril 2026, terraced, established, freehold150 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of WV16 5AL
In a straight lineSupermarkets
- Budgens BridgnorthBudgens910 m
The neighbourhood: Shropshire 029E
Everything about Shropshire 029EThe postcode district: WV16
Everything about WV16Your MP
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.