Postcode · Tenbury Wells

WR15 8ZJ area guide

Who lives in WR15 8ZJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell
Council: Shropshire
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,584 (2024)

WR15 8ZJTenbury Wells

At a glance

What WR15 8ZJ is like

WR15 8ZJ is a postcode in the Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell area of Shropshire. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,584 people. 71.1% of households own their home, 16.4% rent privately and 12.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 70–74, and 54.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in WR15 8 sold for a median of £293,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How WR15 8ZJ compares

Headline figures for WR15 8ZJ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore

5/ 10

Around the middle: 20.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£293,000

Median over 70 sales in WR15 8, −13.8% on the year before.

TransportMore

1.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 11 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

100%

Rated good or better across 3 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£45,945

Average annual income before tax, higher than 30% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where WR15 8ZJ differs most from the national average.

01
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in WR15 8 is down 13.8% on the year before.
02
An older population
29.9% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Well-rated schoolsPositive
100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
71.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

WR15 8ZJ FAQs

Is WR15 8ZJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 20.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 100% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

How much does a house cost in WR15 8ZJ?

The median sale price over the last year was £293,000.

Homes in WR15 8 sold for a median of £293,000 across 70 sales in the year to August 2026, −13.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is WR15 8ZJ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around WR15 8ZJ, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.

Who lives in WR15 8ZJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 70–74, at 7.8% of residents. 71.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (42%).

Which council covers WR15 8ZJ?

The local authority for WR15 8ZJ is Shropshire.

WR15 8ZJ comes under Shropshire in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is WR15 8ZJ?

Connectivity scores 1.8 out of 10.

There are 11 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 1.8 out of 10 (poor).

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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