1,628
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 60%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
12 · 3.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£355,000
Median property price
194
Postcodes
Overview of The Meres
Coordinates52.8531, -2.8097
Postcodes
194
Population (Census)
3,898
Households (Census)
1,628
Recorded crime · May '26
12 · 3.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for The Meres
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.71 (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 5.71 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in The Meres
Property sales · The Meres
HM Land Registry · The Meres
Average price
£411,966
YoY: +4.2%
Median price: £402,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £620,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£819k£472k£124k
May '24Nov '24May '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 The Meres
Crime trends · The Meres
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1580
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +150%
ASB
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
530
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Demographics in The Meres
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.1%
Other White1.0%
+ other · 1.9%
Religion
Christian60.1%
No religion34.3%
Not answered4.8%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6429.8%
35–4915.4%
65–7414.5%
75–847.8%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.9%
All members 66+14.2%
Any member 66+11.6%
Other10.3%
+ 7 other households · 30.4%
Schools in The Meres
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Myddle CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY4 3RP
Good
3.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Welshampton CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY12 0PG
Good
4.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
Access School
Shropshire · SY4 3EW
3.3 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
Cockshutt CofE Primary School and Nursery
Shropshire · SY12 0JE
1.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Smallbrook School
Shropshire · SY4 3HE
2.4 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in The Meres
Postcodes in The Meres
SY12 0FQSY12 0FSSY12 0FTSY12 0FUSY12 0HESY12 0HSSY12 0HWSY12 0HXSY12 0HYSY12 0JASY12 0JBSY12 0JDSY12 0JESY12 0JFSY12 0JHSY12 0JJSY12 0JLSY12 0JNSY12 0JPSY12 0JQSY12 0JRSY12 0JSSY12 0JTSY12 0JUSY12 0JWSY12 0JXSY12 0JYSY12 0JZSY12 0LASY12 0LBSY12 0LDSY12 0LESY12 0LFSY12 0LGSY12 0LHSY12 0LLSY12 0LNSY12 0LQSY12 0NESY12 0NFSY12 0NGSY12 0NHSY12 0NJSY12 0NLSY12 0NNSY12 0NPSY12 0NQSY12 0NRSY12 0NSSY12 0NTSY12 0NWSY12 0NZSY12 0PBSY12 0PESY12 0PFSY12 0PGSY12 0PHSY12 0PJSY12 0PLSY12 0PNSY12 0PPSY12 0PQSY12 0PRSY12 0PSSY12 0PTSY12 0PUSY12 0PWSY12 0PXSY12 0PYSY12 0PZSY12 0QASY12 0QBSY12 0QDSY12 0QESY12 0QFSY12 0QGSY12 0QHSY12 0QJSY12 0QLSY12 0QNSY12 0QPSY12 0QQSY12 0QRSY12 0QSSY12 0QTSY12 0QUSY12 0QWSY12 0RBSY12 9AGSY12 9AHSY12 9AQSY12 9BYSY13 2LFSY13 2LGSY4 2BUSY4 2BXSY4 2BYSY4 2BZSY4 2DASY4 3AUSY4 3BESY4 3BZSY4 3DASY4 3DNSY4 3DSSY4 3DUSY4 3DWSY4 3DZSY4 3EASY4 3EBSY4 3EDSY4 3EESY4 3EFSY4 3EGSY4 3EHSY4 3ELSY4 3ENSY4 3ERSY4 3ETSY4 3EU