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On North Gate, in Bridgnorth East
What it's like at WV16 4ER: every home that has sold on North Gate since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
Sales and extensions on North Gate; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
3 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, North GateTerraced | Jan 2007 | £205,000 | – | – | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, North GateTerraced | Aug 2015 | £130,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 4, North GateTerraced | Jun 2012 | £130,500 | – | – | 3 |
| 5, North GateTerraced | Nov 2002 | £46,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, North GateSemi-detached | Jun 2022 | £235,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 7, North GateTerraced | Jul 2005 | £100,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 12, North GateOther · company-owned | Aug 2022 | £150,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 12a, North GateOther · company-owned | Aug 2022 | £180,000 | – | – | 2 |
| North Lodge, North GateDetached | Aug 2001 | £215,000 | – | – | 1 |
| Northgate Cottage, 6, North GateSemi-detached | Dec 2006 | £145,000 | – | – | 2 |
| Northgate View, 3, North GateTerraced | Jul 2007 | £123,850 | – | – | 2 |
| 3, The ArcadeSemi-detached | Nov 2005 | £190,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Cosford, a drive away (14 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Sainsbury's, 150 m away, with a bus about every 9 minutes on weekdays (routes 10, 9, 436, 125); 13 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 52 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is St John's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy, a few minutes' walk (300 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Bridgnorth Endowed School, under 50 m away; Attainment 8: 44.4 · 6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco Express, 150 m away, with Vape Bar closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bridgnorth Medical Practice (150 m), with Boots the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Barbers No6 is 50 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 36 restaurants and cafés and 28 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
The Arty Space is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Bear the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (9 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 99 per 1,000 residents a year.
Much of it is protected: 34% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Bridgnorth, Innage Gardens).
There are 187 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 12% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Quayside, 450 m away; for exercise, Bridgnorth Endowed Leisure Centre (150 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 4.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 46 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
55 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 8-10, Northgate | II | 10 m |
| 1-7, NORTHGATE (See details for further address information) | II | 20 m |
| 21 and 22, Northgate | II | 30 m |
| Bear Inn | II | 30 m |
| 25, Northgate | II | 40 m |
| North Gate | II | 40 m |
| 84 and 85, High Street | II | 50 m |
| Golden Lion Public House | II | 50 m |
| 3 and 4, High Street | II | 60 m |
| 82, High Street | II | 60 m |
| 5 and 6, High Street | II | 70 m |
| Northgate House | II | 70 m |
Nearest 12 shown. Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
South Shropshire constituency: Stuart Anderson MP (Conservative), since December 2019. 2024 general election: Con hold, majority 1,624 (3.1%), turnout 67%. Vote shares: Conservative 34%, Liberal Democrat 31%, Reform UK 18%, Labour 13%.
11 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near WV16 4ER →
It's an older community: 31% are 65 or over.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
Nearest 8 shown. Plaques recorded by Open Plaques (openplaques.org), a volunteer project; its data is public domain. Not every plaque is recorded.
Tap a type to see what it covers and how it has changed in Shropshire since 2011.
police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 14 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 87.2% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 2.5% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 9.5% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.1% | 0.3% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: The Warren, Hay On Wye · about 87 min
Nearest: Little Lakes Golf Club · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.