3,836
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
48 · 5.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£278,800
Median property price
312
Postcodes
Overview of Wem
Coordinates52.8743, -2.7259
Postcodes
312
Population (Census)
8,894
Households (Census)
3,836
Recorded crime · May '26
48 · 5.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wem
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 5.29 (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 5.29 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Wem
Property sales · Wem
HM Land Registry · Wem
Average price
£294,110
YoY: -0.6%
Median price: £285,999
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £252,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£381k£289k£197k
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 Wem
Crime trends · Wem
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34229
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
29
YoY +53%
ASB
1680
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
320
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
741
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY stable
Demographics in Wem
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.2%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 2.7%
Religion
Christian56.4%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.5%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
50–6422.3%
35–4916.4%
65–7413.3%
75–849.2%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Any member 66+16.9%
Other14.4%
All members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
+ 7 other households · 29.2%
Schools in Wem
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Newtown CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY4 5NU
Outstanding
1.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Peter's CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY4 5BX
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Thomas Adams School
Shropshire · SY4 5UB
Good
1.1 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Whixall CofE Primary School
Shropshire · SY13 2SB
Good
2.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Woodlands School
Shropshire · SY4 5PJ
Requires improvement
2.6 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 9–16
Acorn Wood
Shropshire · SY13 3LR
2.7 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 5–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Wem
Postcodes in Wem
SY13 2DYSY13 2LTSY13 2NASY13 2NBSY13 2NDSY13 2NESY13 2NFSY13 2NGSY13 2NHSY13 2NJSY13 2NLSY13 2NQSY13 2NRSY13 2NSSY13 2NTSY13 2NUSY13 2NWSY13 2NXSY13 2NYSY13 2PASY13 2PDSY13 2PESY13 2PFSY13 2PGSY13 2PHSY13 2PPSY13 2PQSY13 2PRSY13 2PSSY13 2PTSY13 2PUSY13 2PXSY13 2PYSY13 2PZSY13 2QASY13 2QBSY13 2QDSY13 2QESY13 2QFSY13 2QGSY13 2QHSY13 2QJSY13 2QLSY13 2QNSY13 2QPSY13 2QQSY13 2QRSY13 2QSSY13 2QUSY13 2QWSY13 2QXSY13 2QYSY13 2QZSY13 2RASY13 2RBSY13 2RDSY13 2RESY13 2RFSY13 2RLSY13 2RNSY13 2RPSY13 2RRSY13 2RSSY13 2RTSY13 2RWSY13 2RXSY13 2RYSY13 2RZSY13 2SASY13 2SBSY13 2SDSY13 2SESY13 2SFSY13 2SGSY13 2SQSY13 3LHSY13 3LJSY13 3LLSY13 3LNSY13 3LQSY13 3LRSY13 3LSSY13 3LTSY13 3LUSY13 3LWSY13 3LXSY4 5AASY4 5ABSY4 5ADSY4 5AESY4 5AFSY4 5AGSY4 5AHSY4 5AJSY4 5ALSY4 5ANSY4 5APSY4 5AQSY4 5ARSY4 5ASSY4 5ATSY4 5AUSY4 5AWSY4 5AYSY4 5AZSY4 5BASY4 5BBSY4 5BDSY4 5BESY4 5BGSY4 5BHSY4 5BJSY4 5BLSY4 5BNSY4 5BPSY4 5BQSY4 5BSSY4 5BTSY4 5BUSY4 5BW