Lower Forge is in Eardington, Bridgnorth and in Bridgnorth district.
WV16 5LQ is located in the Brown Clee electoral ward, within the English
Parliamentary constituency of Ludlow. This postcode has been in use
since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Lower Forge, Eardington, Bridgnorth, WV16 5LQ and displays a report on the
quality of
life in this place and its surroundings.
Address | Sale Price | Sale Date | Price Estimate 2023 |
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Severn House Cottage Lower Forge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire Detached, an established residential building | £450,000 | 2021-12-22 | £483,151 |
11 Lower Forge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire Terraced, an established residential building | £115,000 | 2016-09-02 | £155,712 |
9 Lower Forge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire Other, an established residential building | £115,000 | 2016-09-02 | £137,408 |
Haye House Lower Forge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire Detached, an established residential building | £850,000 | 2015-03-23 | £1,303,410 |
1 Haye Farm Cottages Lower Forge, Bridgnorth, Shropshire Semi-Detached, an established residential building | £180,000 | 2013-10-03 | £285,476 |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | St Mary's Bluecoat CofE (VA) Primary School Lodge Lane, The Grove WV15 5EQ | 3,947 yd | Voluntary aided school | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Castlefields Primary School Castlefields, WV16 5DQ | 4,163 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | St John's Catholic Primary School Innage Gardens, WV16 4HW | 4,822 yd | Voluntary aided school | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | St Leonard's CofE Primary School Innage Lane, WV16 4HL | 5,015 yd | Academy converter | Yes | Mixed | More About School |
Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
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3out of 4 | Oldbury Wells School Oldbury Wells, WV16 5JD | 4,018 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
3out of 4 | Bridgnorth Endowed School Northgate, WV16 4ER | 4,562 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.
Business Name | Address | Food hygiene rating | Distance |
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Astbury Hall | Astbury, Bridgnorth | 805 yd | |
The Potting Shed @ Astbury Hall | Astbury Hall, Astbury | 806 yd |
This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England
Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 70.8% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 70.8% |
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband | 70.8% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s | 0.0% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s | 29.2% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s | 29.2% |
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s | 29.2% |
Median download speed | 6 Mbit/s |
Average download speed | 5.5 Mbit/s |
Minimum download speed | 8.61 Mbit/s |
Maximum download speed | 8.61 Mbit/s |
Median upload speed | 0.9 Mbit/s |
Average upload speed | 0.9 Mbit/s |
Maximum upload speed | 1.22 Mbit/s |
Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.
In 2023, 2 crimes were reported
near Lower Forge .
87% of streets in the UK are more dangerous.
This street can be considered very safe.
The most common type of crime was
violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WV16 5LQ.
Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the
Open Government Licence.
All Crimes | 2 |
Violence And Sexual Offences | 1 |
Burglary | 1 |
List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WV16 5LQ.
Month | Crime Type | Outcome | Location | Distance |
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2023-07 | Violence and sexual offences | Unable to prosecute suspect | On or near Eardington Halt | 0 yd |
2023-05 | Burglary | Investigation complete; no suspect identified | On or near Eardington Halt | 0 yd |
WV16 5LQ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 15% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.
The percentage of retired residents living in WV16 5LQ area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 38% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.
Retired | 159 |
Full-Time Employee | 112 |
Self-Employed | 56 |
Part-Time Employee | 43 |
Looking after home or family | 17 |
Student (economically inactive) | 13 |
Long-Term Sick or disabled | 8 |
Unemployed | 6 |
Other | 3 |
Full-Time Student (with or without job) | 2 |
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles | 31 |
Human health and social work activities | 30 |
Manufacturing | 22 |
Education | 21 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 18 |
Transport and storage | 16 |
Accommodation and food service activities | 13 |
Administrative and support service activities | 12 |
Other | 12 |
Financial and insurance activities | 12 |
Construction | 12 |
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security | 11 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 11 |
Information and communication | 9 |
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | 3 |
Real estate activities | 1 |
Female | 229 |
Male | 218 |
Single | 89 |
Married: Opposite sex | 245 |
Separated | 4 |
Divorced | 55 |
Widowed | 28 |
Very good health | 198 |
Good health | 176 |
Fair health | 56 |
Bad health | 14 |
Very bad health | 3 |
No qualifications | 90 |
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent | 36 |
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels | 53 |
Apprenticeship | 31 |
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels | 66 |
Degree or Similar | 131 |
Other | 11 |
Chinese | 2 |
Indian | 1 |
Other Asian | 1 |
Mixed White and Asian | 6 |
White | 436 |
United Kingdom | 435 |
European Union | 3 |
Rest of Europe | 4 |
Africa | 1 |
Middle East and Asia | 3 |
Born in the UK | 435 |
10+ Years | 6 |
5-10 Years | 5 |
United Kingdom | 384 |
Ireland | 1 |
France | 1 |
Other EU countries | 3 |
Other Europe | 1 |
Eastern Asia | 2 |
No passport held | 56 |
No religion | 114 |
Christian | 300 |
Buddhist | 1 |
Muslim | 1 |
Sikh | 1 |
Not answered | 30 |