1,842
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
18 · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£323,750
Median property price
197
Postcodes
Overview of Bishop's Castle
Coordinates52.5098, -2.9510
Postcodes
197
Population (Census)
4,044
Households (Census)
1,842
Recorded crime · May '26
18 · 4.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Bishop's Castle
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.51 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.51 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Bishop's Castle
Property sales · Bishop's Castle
HM Land Registry · Bishop's Castle
Average price
£324,570
YoY: -8.7%
Median price: £325,875
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £328,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£570k£343k£117k
Jun '24Nov '24May '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Bishop's Castle
Crime trends · Bishop's Castle
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21122
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY +500%
ASB
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Demographics in Bishop's Castle
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.4%
Other White2.0%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian55.0%
No religion37.4%
Not answered5.9%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
65–7416.7%
35–4913.6%
75–8411.7%
25–348.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
Any member 66+18.0%
All members 66+15.8%
Other13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.5%
+ 7 other households · 30.6%
Schools in Bishop's Castle
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bishops Castle Primary School
Shropshire · SY9 5PA
Good
2.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Lydbury North Church of England Primary School
Shropshire · SY7 8AU
Good
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Stiperstones CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY9 5EA
Good
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
The Community College, Bishop's Castle
Shropshire · SY9 5AY
Good
2.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Lydbury North CofE (A) Primary School
Shropshire · SY7 8AU
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Norbury Primary School and Nursery
Shropshire · SY9 5EA
Not judged
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Bishop's Castle
Postcodes in Bishop's Castle
SY15 6AXSY15 6AYSY15 6EDSY15 6EESY15 6SYSY15 6SZSY5 0SJSY5 0SLSY5 0SNSY5 0SPSY5 0SRSY5 0SSSY5 0STSY5 0SUSY5 0SWSY5 0SXSY5 8BFSY5 8DGSY5 8DQSY6 6LDSY6 6LESY6 6LFSY6 6LHSY6 6LJSY6 6LLSY6 6LNSY6 6LQSY6 6LWSY6 6NJSY6 6NNSY6 6NPSY6 6NRSY6 6NSSY6 6NTSY6 6NUSY6 6NXSY6 6NYSY6 6NZSY6 6PUSY6 6TASY7 8ABSY7 8ADSY7 8AESY7 8AFSY7 8AGSY7 8AHSY7 8AJSY7 8ALSY7 8ANSY7 8APSY7 8AQSY7 8ARSY7 8ASSY7 8ATSY7 8AUSY7 8AWSY7 8AXSY7 8AYSY7 8AZSY7 8BASY7 8BBSY7 8BDSY7 8BESY7 8BGSY7 8BHSY7 8BJSY7 8BLSY7 8BNSY7 8BQSY7 8DYSY7 8EASY7 8EBSY7 8HNSY7 8HPSY7 8HWSY9 5AASY9 5ABSY9 5ADSY9 5AESY9 5AFSY9 5AGSY9 5AHSY9 5AJSY9 5ALSY9 5ANSY9 5APSY9 5AQSY9 5ARSY9 5ASSY9 5AUSY9 5AWSY9 5AXSY9 5AYSY9 5AZSY9 5BASY9 5BBSY9 5BDSY9 5BESY9 5BFSY9 5BGSY9 5BHSY9 5BJSY9 5BNSY9 5BPSY9 5BQSY9 5BSSY9 5BTSY9 5BUSY9 5BWSY9 5BXSY9 5BYSY9 5BZSY9 5DASY9 5DBSY9 5DDSY9 5DESY9 5DFSY9 5DHSY9 5DJSY9 5DL