Bridgnorth East

Shropshire · West Midlands · population 6,190 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

59Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,815 of 6,856 in England
  • #250 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #11 of 39 in Shropshire
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,194
Median age (est.)53
Density1,058per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above30%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 31%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 19%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 12%Private rent 19%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 8%Other: 18%
One person 34%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 8%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Administrative9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 60% · No religion 34% · Buddhist 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

In summary

Bridgnorth East is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,815 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 39 in Shropshire. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (61) and lowest on Living environment (32). Typical homes here sold for about £260,000 over the past year, up 17% across five years (from 93 sales), 5% below the wider Shropshire median of £275,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,111 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,014 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 60 · #2,761
Employment 53 · #3,193
Education 47 · #3,618
Health 61 · #2,644
Crime 61 · #2,644
Housing & access 54 · #3,117
Living environment 32 · #4,687

House prices ?

£260,000median (12m) · +4.0% yr · n=93
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£260,00093+4.0%+16.6%
Detached£375,00016-3.1%+11.6%
Semi-detached£260,00032-0.6%+16.6%
Terraced£255,00035+14.3%+25.9%
Flat£171,25010-2.1%+10.5%
This area£260,000
Shropshire£275,000
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,014±£4,977 · #5,035 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£32,222
Price-to-income ?7.4×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

84Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

78 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 486 offences
Shropshire51
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,005 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences186
Theft86
Burglary30
Vehicle crime43
Criminal damage & arson47
Public order & weapons63
Drugs16
Robbery5
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 88 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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