Neighbourhoods in Shropshire

West Midlands · 39 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#145 of 296 local authorities · 39 neighbourhoods · 327,479 residents

Income60

Employment59

Education53

Health60

Crime74

Housing & access33

Living env.44

Residents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange (21) to Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook (86); 0% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

There is a sharp split within Shropshire: Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook scores 86 out of 100 (#930 of 6,856 nationally) while Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange sits at 21 — neighbours on the map, 65 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 9 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £205,000 in Oswestry East to £390,000 in Church Stretton — a 1.9× gap within Shropshire.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,070a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime51per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)48

Owner-occupied69%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Shropshire

£275,000median home sold over the past year · +15.5% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 4,205 sales

Detached£385,000

Semi-detached£243,000

Terraced£205,000

Flat£140,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Shropshire

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

Bridgnorth2 Oswestry2 Shrewsbury7 Shrewsbury Harlescott2

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook	930	86	£336,125
Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland	1,376	80	£332,500
Cosford & Albrighton	1,403	80	£312,250
Shrewsbury London Road	1,623	76	£290,000
Bridgnorth West	1,643	76	£268,750
Shrewsbury Sutton & Coleham	1,801	74	£275,000
Bayston Hill & Atcham	1,863	73	£280,000
Shifnal	1,911	72	£272,500
Shrewsbury Town	2,151	69	£295,000
Church Stretton	2,384	65	£390,000
Bridgnorth East	2,815	59	£260,000
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill	2,987	56	£370,000
Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington	2,994	56	£315,000
Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge	3,001	56	£305,000
Ellesmere	3,007	56	£234,725
Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley	3,199	53	£270,000
Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch	3,227	53	£375,000
Shawbury & Weston	3,254	52	£295,000
Much Wenlock & Broseley	3,275	52	£300,000
Whitchurch	3,350	51	£230,000
Shrewsbury Greenfields	3,432	50	£220,000
Market Drayton	3,467	49	£222,500
Trefonen & Pant	3,515	49	£290,000
Oswestry West	3,535	48	£223,900
Wem	3,652	47	£254,000
Woore, Prees & Tilstock	3,700	46	£354,000
Ludlow Town	3,713	46	£250,000
Hinstock & Hodnet	3,720	46	£382,000
Cleobury Mortimer, Burford & Ashford Carbonell	3,782	45	£276,500
Gobowen, St Martin's & Weston Rhyn	3,789	45	£249,475
Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne	3,885	43	£222,500
Oswestry East	3,953	42	£205,000
Alveley, Claverley & Worfield	4,022	41	£350,000
Clun & Bucknell	4,173	39	£368,500
Highley & Ditton Priors	4,234	38	£259,500
Bishop's Castle, Brockton & Chirbury	4,378	36	£351,600
Shrewsbury Monkmoor	4,433	35	£250,000
Craven Arms & Broadstone	4,639	32	£337,500
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange	5,400	21	£213,750

Neighbourhood rankings in Shropshire

Lowest recorded crime

per 1,000 residents (12m)

Trefonen & Pant	24
Church Stretton	29
Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch	29
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill	29
Ruyton-XI-Towns, West Felton & Whittington	29

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook	£44,566
Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland	£43,129
Shifnal	£42,202
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill	£41,236
Shawbury & Weston	£40,418

Most affordable

price ÷ net income

Shrewsbury Harlescott & Sundorne	5.9×
Oswestry East	6.1×
Oswestry West	6.2×
Shrewsbury Greenfields	6.2×
Shrewsbury Harlescott Grange	6.3×

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Shropshire

Postcode districts that overlap Shropshire — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

CW3 DY7 DY12 DY14 GL11 LD7 LL14 ST19 SY1 SY2 SY3 SY4 SY5 SY6 SY7 SY8 SY9 SY10 SY11 SY12 SY13 SY14 SY15 SY21 SY22 SY99 TF1 TF2 TF6 TF7 TF8 TF9 TF10 TF11 TF12 TF13 WR15 WV5 WV6 WV7 WV8 WV15 WV16

People living in Shropshire Census 2021

Residents323,596

Median age (est.)48

Density101per km²

No qualifications17%

Degree or above33%

No car or van14%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 13%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 14% · Skilled trades 14%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Managers & directors	14%
Skilled trades	14%
Associate professional	12%
Caring & leisure	10%
Elementary	10%
Administrative	9%
Sales & customer service	7%
Process & plant	7%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 37% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Shropshire.

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