139,673
Households
White Brit. · 93%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,437 · 4.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£265,075
Median property price
12,684
Postcodes
Overview of Shropshire
Coordinates52.6907, -2.7208
Postcodes
12,684
Population (Census)
323,572
Households (Census)
139,673
Recorded crime · May '26
1,437 · 4.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Shropshire
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.88 (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 5.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Shropshire
Property sales · Shropshire
HM Land Registry · Shropshire
Average price
£310,400
YoY: -0.5%
Median price: £264,774
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 117 sales · avg £299,315
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£332k£305k£278k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Shropshire
Crime trends · Shropshire
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
721608495
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
713
YoY stable
ASB
32218344
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
48
YoY -85%
Vehicle Crime
634832
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
36
YoY +9%
Burglary
836138
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
61
YoY +33%
Criminal damage
153128103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
139
YoY -9%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
1289460
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
100
YoY stable
Demographics in Shropshire
Ethnicity
White Brit.93.3%
Other White2.8%
+ other · 3.9%
Religion
Christian55.5%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.8%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4916.7%
65–7413.2%
25–3410.8%
75–848.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Any member 66+15.4%
Other14.3%
All members 66+13.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
+ 7 other households · 31.3%
Wards in Shropshire
Abbey
IMD 8.95228 postcodes
Ruyton & Baschurch
IMD 7.38199 postcodes
Cleobury Mortimer
IMD 7.10198 postcodes
Shifnal Rural
IMD 6.50276 postcodes
Burnell
IMD 6.49221 postcodes
St Oswald
IMD 6.01244 postcodes
Tern
IMD 5.98222 postcodes
Loton
IMD 5.80207 postcodes
Broseley
IMD 5.78211 postcodes
Quarry & Coton Hill
IMD 5.77331 postcodes
Much Wenlock
IMD 5.74226 postcodes
St Martin's
IMD 5.54387 postcodes
Oswestry South
IMD 5.39204 postcodes
Wem
IMD 5.29312 postcodes
Severn Valley
IMD 5.17225 postcodes
Stottesdon, Kinlet & Hopton Wafers
IMD 4.75335 postcodes
Craven Arms
IMD 4.63209 postcodes
Clun
IMD 4.49217 postcodes
Chirbury & Worthen
IMD 4.48224 postcodes
Corvedale
IMD 4.10251 postcodes
Schools in Shropshire
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Adderley CofE Primary School
Shropshire · TF9 3TF
Outstanding
20.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Belvidere School
Shropshire · SY2 5RJ
Outstanding
1.3 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Coleham Primary School
Shropshire · SY3 7EN
Outstanding
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Longnor CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY5 7PP
Outstanding
6.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Newtown CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY4 5NU
Outstanding
13.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Oxon CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY3 5BJ
Outstanding
3.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Pontesbury CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY5 0TF
Outstanding
7.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Stottesdon CofE Primary School
Shropshire · DY14 8UE
Outstanding
19.9 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Woodfield Infant School & Nursery
Shropshire · SY3 8LU
Outstanding
2.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7
Alveley Primary School
Shropshire · WV15 6JT
Good
22.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.