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Shropshire 005A

Neighbourhood

North east Shropshire. 2,240 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Shropshire 005A is in decile 3.

Deprivation score
32.0
Joint 7,341st most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£220,000
Joint 8,379th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
2,206
Joint 2,776th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.5%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Shropshire 005A compares

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

Shropshire 005AMiddle
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 005A is 32.0.
32.012th most 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 005A is £220,000.
£220,000joint 30th cheapest
Population198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 1,009 to 2,798. The middle area is 1,570. Shropshire 005A is 2,206.
2,20614th 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 005A is 83.5%.
83.5%92nd lowest

Is Shropshire 005A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 005A at a rate of 173.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 68.0 per 1,000 people across Market Drayton.

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 Shropshire 005A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (128), other crime (85) and shoplifting (66).

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 005A 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 005A in brief

Shropshire 005A has a deprivation score of 32.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 005A was £220,000 in 2025.

Shropshire 005A had 2,206 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 005A, 83.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.