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Bridgnorth West
What it's like at WV16 5DQ: every home that has sold on the street 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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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 the street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
No sales recorded at this postcode since 1995.
The nearest station is Cosford, a drive away (15 km), with 82k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Oldbury Wells School, 200 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (routes 9, 297).
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 61 minutes away by public transport (23 by car).
The nearest primary school is Castlefields Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Oldbury Wells School, 300 m away; Attainment 8: 44.9 · 7.1% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 900 m away, with Budgens closer still (650 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bridgnorth Medical Practice (1.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (950 m).
For a haircut, Penny Lane Barber is 700 m away.
The nearest full A&E is The Princess Royal Hospital, 20 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 43% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 68% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 12 restaurants and cafés, 5 pubs and bars.
Caterplus @ McCarthy & Stone @ Talbot Court is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Bell and Talbot the nearest pub (700 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 46 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 67 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 16% flats and 35% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
The nearest park is The Quayside, 1.0 km away; for exercise, The Gym (750 m).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 3.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Birmingham is 47 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 47% of households own their home outright.
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.
6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Oldbury Wells School (West) | II | 140 m |
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%.
13 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 5DQ →
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.4% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.6% | 2.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 85.5% | 70.1% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 1.0% | 18.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 8.0% | 7.7% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 4.5% | 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 85 min
Nearest: Little Lakes Golf Club · about 33 min
Nearest: West Midland Safari Park · 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.