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Highley & Ditton Priors

Middle area

South east Shropshire. 10,181 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 201 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 92% of people in Highley & Ditton Priors live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£254,000
Joint 2,784th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,910
Joint 1,220th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
92%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
60.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Highley & Ditton Priors

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highley & Ditton Priors at a rate of 40.4 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences213
Other crime70
Anti-social behaviour39
Vehicle crime36
Criminal damage and arson26
Burglary14
Drug offences9
Theft from the person2
Robbery1
Shoplifting1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Highley & Ditton Priors compares

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Highley & Ditton PriorsMiddle
Median sale price39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from £205,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £280,000. Highley & Ditton Priors is £254,000.
£254,00013th cheapest
Population39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 5,452 to 12,588. The middle area is 8,183. Highley & Ditton Priors is 9,910.
9,91010th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 83.0%. Highley & Ditton Priors is 92.0%.
92%19th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 20.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 76.2%. Highley & Ditton Priors is 60.5%.
60.5%14th lowest

Is Highley & Ditton Priors safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Highley & Ditton Priors at a rate of 40.4 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, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Highley & Ditton Priors.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (213), other crime (70) and anti-social behaviour (39).

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 Highley & Ditton Priors alone. See Shropshire

Average house price
£277,521
Down 0.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.5×
Joint 163rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Highley & Ditton Priors in brief

The median price paid for a home in Highley & Ditton Priors was £254,000 in 2025.

Highley & Ditton Priors had 9,910 usual residents at the census.

About 92% of people in Highley & Ditton Priors live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Highley & Ditton Priors, 60.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.