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Wem

WARD
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
8,894
Households
3,836
Crimes · Sep '26
39
3,836
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 56%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
39
Crimes · Sep '26
£247,500
Median property price · Wem · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 124 sales
313
Postcodes

Sold prices in Wem

England & Wales
Property sales · Wem
HM Land Registry · Wem
Average price
£276,646
Median price: £247,500
Median -11.3% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 124 sales
View district SY4
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 2 sales · avg £258,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£387k£317k£247k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
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

England & Wales
Crime trends · Wem

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +28%
33219
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1680
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
320
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
840
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
741
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
13
YoY +30%
19101
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

0 of 2 key categories improving · other recorded crime rising

39
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Wem

Ethnicity

Total residents: 8,899
White Brit.95.2%
Other White2.1%
Gypsy / Trav.0.4%
White & Asian0.3%
White Irish0.3%
+ 14 other groups · 1.7%

Religion

Total residents: 8,902
Christian56.4%
No religion37.0%
Not answered5.5%
Other religion0.4%
Muslim0.2%
+ 4 other religions · 0.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 8,894
50–6422.3%
35–4916.4%
65–7413.3%
75–849.2%
25–348.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%

Households

Total households: 3,836
One person: aged 66+16.9%
One person: other14.4%
Single family household, all members 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
+ 9 other households · 29.2%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Wem

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.97 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.97 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Wem

0% of postcodes (0 of 313) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 30 (0%)
  • Zone 21 (0%)
  • Zone 1312 (100%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Wem

Wem is a 26-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.0 km

  • Wem

    Rail

    2.0 km

  • Prees

    Rail

    3.7 km

Bus stops

  • No. 72

    Bus

    1.4 km

  • No. 54

    Bus

    1.5 km

  • Adams School

    Bus

    1.6 km

  • Lindenhurst

    Bus

    1.6 km

  • Hawkstone Arms

    Bus

    1.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Bus

Amenities in Shropshire

GPs make up most of the mapped places

60 GPs · 29 Museums · 22 Libraries · 124 in all

  • GPs60
  • Museums29
  • Libraries22
  • Hospitals13

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

School applications

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Last place offered

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Overview of Wem

Coordinates52.8742, -2.7260
Postcodes
313
Census 2021 (sum of output areas)
8,894
Households (Census)
3,836
Recorded crime · Sep '26
39

Postcode Districts in Wem

SY4
227 postcodes
SY13
86 postcodes

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 5BWSY4 5BXSY4 5BYSY4 5BZSY4 5DASY4 5DBSY4 5DDSY4 5DESY4 5DFSY4 5DGSY4 5DJSY4 5DNSY4 5DPSY4 5DQSY4 5DRSY4 5DSSY4 5DTSY4 5DUSY4 5DWSY4 5DXSY4 5DYSY4 5DZSY4 5EASY4 5EBSY4 5EDSY4 5EESY4 5EFSY4 5EGSY4 5EHSY4 5ENSY4 5EPSY4 5EQSY4 5ERSY4 5ESSY4 5ETSY4 5EUSY4 5EWSY4 5EXSY4 5EYSY4 5EZSY4 5FASY4 5FBSY4 5FDSY4 5FFSY4 5FGSY4 5FHSY4 5FLSY4 5FRSY4 5GASY4 5GBSY4 5GDSY4 5GHSY4 5HASY4 5HBSY4 5HDSY4 5HESY4 5HFSY4 5HGSY4 5HHSY4 5HJSY4 5HLSY4 5HNSY4 5HPSY4 5HQSY4 5HRSY4 5HSSY4 5HTSY4 5HUSY4 5HWSY4 5HXSY4 5HYSY4 5HZSY4 5JASY4 5JBSY4 5JDSY4 5JESY4 5JFSY4 5JGSY4 5JHSY4 5JJSY4 5JLSY4 5JNSY4 5JPSY4 5JQSY4 5JRSY4 5JSSY4 5JTSY4 5JWSY4 5JXSY4 5LJSY4 5LTSY4 5LUSY4 5LXSY4 5LYSY4 5LZSY4 5NASY4 5NBSY4 5NDSY4 5NHSY4 5NJSY4 5NLSY4 5NNSY4 5NPSY4 5NQSY4 5NRSY4 5NSSY4 5NTSY4 5NUSY4 5NWSY4 5NXSY4 5NYSY4 5NZSY4 5PASY4 5PBSY4 5PDSY4 5PFSY4 5PGSY4 5PHSY4 5PJSY4 5PLSY4 5PNSY4 5PQSY4 5PWSY4 5QJSY4 5QNSY4 5QPSY4 5QRSY4 5QSSY4 5QUSY4 5QXSY4 5QYSY4 5QZSY4 5RASY4 5RBSY4 5RDSY4 5RFSY4 5RGSY4 5RHSY4 5RJSY4 5RLSY4 5RNSY4 5RPSY4 5RQSY4 5RRSY4 5RSSY4 5RTSY4 5RUSY4 5RWSY4 5SBSY4 5SDSY4 5SFSY4 5SPSY4 5TJSY4 5TLSY4 5TNSY4 5TRSY4 5TSSY4 5TTSY4 5TUSY4 5TWSY4 5TXSY4 5TYSY4 5TZSY4 5UASY4 5UBSY4 5UDSY4 5UESY4 5UFSY4 5UGSY4 5UHSY4 5UJSY4 5UNSY4 5UPSY4 5UQSY4 5URSY4 5UTSY4 5UUSY4 5UWSY4 5WBSY4 5XJSY4 5XLSY4 5XNSY4 5YASY4 5YBSY4 5YDSY4 5YESY4 5YGSY4 5YHSY4 5YLSY4 5YNSY4 5YPSY4 5YTSY4 5YWSY4 5YZ

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