WV16 6AU
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Property report — WV16 6AU
Open-data due diligence for WV16 6AU and the area around it.
WV16 6AU in brief: 2 recorded sales (£242,000–£750,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for WV16 6AU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the WV16 6 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£346,139
Population
14,114
Crimes recorded
45
Schools
3
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
51%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in WV16 6, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (19 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-12 | £750,000 | STERNS COTTAGE | Other |
| 2000-06-23 | £242,000 | NEW HOUSE | Detached |
2 recorded sales on WV16 6AU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highley Community Primary School | 2.9 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St. Mary's Bluecoat Church of England Primary School | 2.9 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Oldbury Wells School | 2.9 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Castlefields Primary School | 3.0 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Alveley Primary School | 3.1 mi | Primary | Good (2019) |
| Bridgnorth Endowed School | 3.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: HIGHLEY MEDICAL CENTRE (2.6 mi) · ALVELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.2 mi) · BRIDGNORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE (3.3 mi)
Nearest hospitals: BRIDGNORTH HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · BRIDGNORTH COMM HOSPITAL (3.3 mi) · BRIDGNORTH HOSPITAL (MATERNITY) (3.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: HAY FARM HOUSE (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · LODGE FARM HOUSE (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · DUDMASTON HALL (Grade II*) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BRIDGNORTH PHARMACY (2.9 mi) · BOOTS (3.1 mi) · HIGHLEY PHARMACY (3.2 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: ALDI (2.5 mi) · M&S Simply Food (2.9 mi) · Co-op Food (2.9 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 52
- One-person households
- 25%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 5,777
Owned 71% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 19%
Census 2021 (ONS), for WV16 6.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in WV16 6 (May 24–Mar 26, average 1/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for WV16 6AU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictWV16 | SectorWV16 6 | PostcodeWV16 6AU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £338,975 | £346,139 | £496,000 |
| Population | 24,214 | 14,114 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 5/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 45 | — | — |
| Schools | 9 | 3 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 67% | 51% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 84% | 71% | 40% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (WV16 6); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.