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Shropshire 027C

Neighbourhood

East Shropshire. 2,810 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 19 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 027C is in decile 8.

Deprivation score
8.5
Joint 6,854th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
2,689
Joint 486th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
0.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shropshire 027C compares

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

Shropshire 027CMiddle
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 027C is 8.5.
8.5joint 26th least deprived
Population198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 1,009 to 2,798. The middle area is 1,570. Shropshire 027C is 2,689.
2,6893rd most 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 027C is 76.9%.
76.9%85th lowest
Claimant rate198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 0.6% to 8.9%. The middle area is 2.0%. Shropshire 027C is 0.8%.
0.8%joint 5th lowest

Is Shropshire 027C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 027C at a rate of 21.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 35.5 per 1,000 people across Cosford & Albrighton.

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 027C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (22), shoplifting (12) and other crime (9).

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 027C 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 027C in brief

Shropshire 027C has a deprivation score of 8.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Shropshire 027C had 2,689 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 027C, 76.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shropshire 027C, 0.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.