Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Shropshire › Neighbourhood Much Wenlock & Broseley › Postcode WV16 5AW What's changing near WV16 5AW Within 2 km, around Much Wenlock & Broseley in Shropshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
95 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+6.9% like-for-like prices in Much Wenlock & Broseley, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
+4% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
10 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
20 since energy certificates began (2008)
8 in WV16 5AW itself
Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 2021 Extended certificate 2019 Extended certificate 2019 Extended certificate 2019 Extended certificate 2019 Storm overflows within 2 km 5 storm overflows within 2 km
35 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
39 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Underhill Street Pumping Station into River Severn (Non Tidal) 11 spills, 31 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Severn Trent Water Westgate-Salop St-Victoria Road Cso into River Severn 18 spills, 2 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Severn Trent Water Bridgnorth - Conduit Lane (Cso) into River Severn 5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Severn Trent Water Riverside West Cso into River Severn 2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away Severn Trent Water Hollybush Road Cso into River Severn 3 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 km away Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km 2 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (14 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm Swancote Farm -Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 5 MW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Syspal, Cockshutt Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jan 2023 Running nearest: Upper Meadowley Farm (solar farm, 3.3 km); Swancote Farm AD (Farm AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.2 km); Swancote Farm (anaerobic digestion, 4.3 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km 6 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Sydney Cottage Drive, Bridgnorth Highway repair and maintenance works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Sydney Cottage Drive, Bridgnorth Highway repair and maintenance works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard A458 Ludlow Road Roundabout, Bridgnorth Utility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Minor Victoria Road, Bridgnorth Highway repair and maintenance works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Victoria Road, Bridgnorth Remedial works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor The Hookfield, Bridgnorth Highway repair and maintenance works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided May 2020 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.