WV7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Albrighton, in Shropshire.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an WV7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In WV7, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How WV7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is WV7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in WV7 at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 89.2 per 1,000 people across WV.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in WV7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (118), other crime (43) and anti-social behaviour (37).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in WV7 was 30.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in WV7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so WV7 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in WV7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shropshire 027A | 1,800 | 58.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.0% |
| Shropshire 027B | 1,512 | 36.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.8% |
| Shropshire 027C | 2,689 | 21.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.9% |
| Shropshire 027D | 1,931 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 85.8% |
MPs for WV7
- Mark PritchardConservativeMP for The Wrekin96% of WV7’s postcodes
- Mike WoodConservativeMP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire4.4% of WV7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in WV71
Postcode sectors in WV71
Council1
Postcode districts next to WV75
Nearest rail stations3
More in the WV postcode area2
WV7 in brief
WV7 is a postcode district covering Albrighton, in Shropshire.
About 8,328 people lived in WV7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £312,250 in 2025 across 106 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 34.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in WV7 was £312,250 in 2025.
WV7 had 7,925 usual residents at the census.
In WV7, 84.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In WV7, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.