# Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill

North Shropshire. 8,888 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 163 square kilometres.

Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill had 8,767 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02006021. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £360,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill was £360,000 in 2025. Joint 2,476th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/baschurch-cockshutt-and-harmer-hill#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 8,767** (2021). Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill had 8,767 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,381st most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/baschurch-cockshutt-and-harmer-hill#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 4%** (2022). About 4% of people in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/baschurch-cockshutt-and-harmer-hill#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 50.7%** (January 2026). In Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill, 50.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/baschurch-cockshutt-and-harmer-hill#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02006021) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 4% of people in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02006021) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 134 homes were sold in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02006021) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02006021) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill had 8,767 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill at a rate of 31.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Violence and sexual offences | 159 |
| Other crime | 38 |
| Burglary | 34 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Drug offences | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £360,000 | 5th most expensive | 39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2025 |
| Population | 8,767 | 15th most populated | 39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 4% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 50.7% | 9th lowest | 39 middle areas, Shropshire · Jan 2026 |

## Is Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill at a rate of 31.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 57.7 per 1,000 people across Shropshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (159), other crime (38) and burglary (34).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Figures for the whole of Shropshire

These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill alone. [See Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)

- **Average house price: £277,521** (August 2026). Shropshire’s average house price was £277,521 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,991** (2025). Full-time workers living in Shropshire earned a median of £36,991 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 122nd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Shropshire costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.6** (2025). Shropshire has a deprivation score of 17.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 130th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill in brief

The median price paid for a home in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill was £360,000 in 2025.
Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill had 8,767 usual residents at the census.
About 4% of people in Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill, 50.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02006021
- Ward: [The Meres †](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/ward/the-meres)
- Constituency: [North Shropshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-shropshire)
- Council: [Shropshire](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 163 km²
- People, mid-2024: 8,888*
- Neighbourhoods: 5
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Ellesmere](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/ellesmere), [Shawbury & Weston](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/shawbury-and-weston), [Bomere Heath & Montford Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/bomere-heath-and-montford-bridge), [Woore, Prees & Tilstock](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/woore-prees-and-tilstock), [Wem](https://openindex.co.uk/shropshire/wem), [Bangor-on-Dee, Overton & Penley](https://openindex.co.uk/wrexham/bangor-on-dee-overton-and-penley)

## Latest updates for Baschurch, Cockshutt & Harmer Hill

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02006021

## How to cite

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