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WV16 4AR · Shropshire · West Midlands

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WEATHER

Weather this week

Forecast for WV16 4AR.

Tue · 15 Sep
18°high
Clear13° low
Wed18°11° lowPartly cloudy16 Sep
Thu17°12° lowFair17 Sep
Fri16°10° lowRain18 Sep
Sat21°14° lowCloudy19 Sep
Sun16°10° lowPartly cloudy20 Sep
Today20°12° lowCloudy21 Sep
OVERVIEW

Overview

A concise snapshot before the detail below.

↗House price trend+4.9%Shropshire · Jun 2026⌂Recent planningChecking planning…This information is updating↔Nearest train stationCosford9.3 miles◉Immediate neighbourhood population1,367Small statistical area · 2024
YOUR LOCAL PICTURE

Around Shropshire

WV16 4AR is in the Shropshire local authority area. The nearest listed railway station is Cosford, about 9.3 miles from this location. Explore local services and travel connections below, alongside housing and planning records.

Local lifeShops, places to eat, vets and everyday services →Getting aroundRail, buses, road connections and travel tools →
HOUSING MARKET

Housing market

Completed property sales and the wider area price trend.

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Median recorded sold price£261,000WV16 postcode district

19 Sep 2025 – 22 Jul 2026

142 recorded sales · HM Land Registry
Official average house price£284,036Shropshire

June 2026

UK House Price Index · wider-area benchmark
Official annual price change+4.9%Shropshire

June 2026 compared with a year earlier

UK House Price Index · same area, year on year

The median is the middle recorded sale in the sample above. The official index adjusts for the mix of homes sold across a wider area. Recent registrations can arrive late; neither figure values an individual home.

What could that cost each month?

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Use sold-price median: £261,000 Use area average: £284,036
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PLANNING

Planning

Recent nearby applications and a route to the full planning view.

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Checking recent planning…This section will update when the latest local records are ready.
NEARBY FINDS

Things for sale nearby

Pre-loved, useful and just around the corner in Shropshire.

A LITTLE LESS CLUTTER. A NEW LOCAL HOME.

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Someone nearby might be looking for it.

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LOCAL LIFE

What’s around here?

A lighter snapshot of useful local places, showing only the results available in each section.

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Some unclaimed business pages use category illustrations until the business adds its own photographs.

Food hygiene data: Food Standards Agency / local authorities, OGL. Place and available business details: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
LIVING HERE

Living here

Schools, population, reported crime and employment.

Schools
  1. Claverley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–115.0 mi
  2. Highley Community Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 5–115.7 mi
  3. Broseley CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–116.2 mi
  4. Brown Clee CofE Primary SchoolPrimary · Ages 4–116.8 mi
Immediate neighbourhood1,367 residents

Population of the small statistical area surrounding WV16 4AR—not the whole town. 2024.

0–15 · 8.1%16–64 · 47.6%65+ · 44.3%
What area does this cover?

Shropshire 031A (LSOA) is a defined statistical boundary, not a mileage radius.

Reported crime86

Reports within about one mile in the latest mapped month · 2026-07.

Violence & sexual offences · 36Anti-social behaviour · 20Other theft · 5
Employment3.7%

Unemployment estimate for Shropshire · Latest available period.

REPRESENTATION

Who represents this area?

Current representation and recent general-election history for South Shropshire.

Local councilShropshireLocal authority for WV16 4AR
Latest general election · 2024Conservative34.1% vote share
How this area has votedWinning party, vote share and turnout at recent general elections.
2024Conservative34.1% of votes67.4% turnout
2019Conservative65.4% of votes74.9% turnout

Constituency boundaries changed in 2024, so older results may not cover exactly the same streets.

GETTING AROUND

Getting around

Roads, rail, nearby car parks, EV charging, driving charges and airports.

Nearest motorway / major roadM549.9 miles
Clean air & driving chargesNo local clean-air or driving-charge zone identifiedCheck official rules before travelling.
EV CHARGING

Nearby EV charging

Nearest public charging locations with useful charger details where available.

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No reliable nearby EV-charger result is available right now.

NEAREST MAJOR AIRPORT

Birmingham Airport

About 28.9 miles away. Distance alone does not show whether a property is under a flight path.

No strategic aircraft-noise band is shown for this postcode. That does not guarantee aircraft will never be heard.

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Bus and tram stops nearby

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Public transport nearby
NEARBY PLACES & OUTDOORS

Nearby places & outdoors

Useful nearby places, green space and walking routes.

Useful nearby places

Nearest prison
HMP Oakwood15.2 miles away

Green space and walks

Green space
  1. Severn Valley5.4 mi
  2. Highgate Common7.5 mi
  3. Wyre Forest8.0 mi
Walks & trails
  1. Offa's Dyke Path28.1 mi

Distance is to the nearest mapped point; it does not guarantee immediate access to the route from this postcode.

From Vet Reviews

Vets near this area

Explore practice profiles, owner reviews and contact details around WV16 4AR.

Published practices within 10 miles, ordered by approximate straight-line distance from the map point. Some practice locations use postcode centres. This is not a quality ranking or a complete directory.

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Mobile coverage
Coverage at a glanceIndoor and outdoor coverage around WV16 4AR
EE
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Three
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O2
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
Vodafone
Indoor: LimitedOutdoor: Likely
UTILITIES & BROADBAND

Utilities & broadband

BIN DAYS

Collection dates are address-specific

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Data, sources and limitationsSources, refresh dates and important context
Key sources

Weather: MET Norway, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Mobile coverage and broadband: Ofcom. Population: ONS via Nomis. Property sales: HM Land Registry. Local places may include Food Standards Agency and OpenStreetMap data. Elections use published constituency results and current representative data.

How to read the figures

Small-area population is a defined statistical geography, not a town total or mileage radius. Distances are approximate straight-line or mapped distances unless a module states otherwise. Older election results may use pre-2024 constituency boundaries.

Dataset dates
  • Weather: 15 Sep 2026, 04:53
  • Sold prices: most recent displayed sale 22 Jul 2026
  • Reported crime: 2026-07

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