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Shropshire 029B

Neighbourhood

East Shropshire. 1,410 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 5.4 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Shropshire 029B is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
10.0
Joint 8,718th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£288,000
Joint 15,168th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,412
Joint 18,751st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
84.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Shropshire 029B compares

Each dot is a neighbourhood. The black line marks the middle one.

Shropshire 029BMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 3.2 to 52.9. The middle area is 17.5. Shropshire 029B is 10.0.
10.039th least deprived
Median sale price183 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2025
Median sale price: every neighbourhood in Shropshire183 areas from £139,000 to £595,000. The middle area is £285,000. Shropshire 029B is £288,000.
£288,00083rd most expensive
Population198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 1,009 to 2,798. The middle area is 1,570. Shropshire 029B is 1,412.
1,412joint 51st least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 3.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 85.1%. Shropshire 029B is 84.3%.
84.3%94th lowest

Is Shropshire 029B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 029B at a rate of 41.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 50.8 per 1,000 people across Much Wenlock & Broseley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 4 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shropshire 029B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (31), other crime (8) and vehicle crime (6).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Shropshire 029B 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
Population estimate
333,162
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
Shropshire 029B in brief

Shropshire 029B has a deprivation score of 10.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 029B was £288,000 in 2025.

Shropshire 029B had 1,412 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 029B, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.