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Shropshire 023B

Neighbourhood

Central Shropshire. 1,630 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 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 023B is in decile 10.

Deprivation score
5.4
Joint 3,244th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£242,500
Joint 10,780th cheapest of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,589
Joint 18,682nd most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Shropshire 023B compares

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

Shropshire 023BMiddle
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 023B is 5.4.
5.4joint 9th 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 023B is £242,500.
£242,50053rd cheapest
Population198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 1,009 to 2,798. The middle area is 1,570. Shropshire 023B is 1,589.
1,589joint 95th 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 023B is 94.8%.
94.8%70th highest

Is Shropshire 023B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 023B at a rate of 22.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 53.8 per 1,000 people across Shrewsbury Meole & Kingsland.

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

In August 2026 alone, 6 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shropshire 023B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (17), shoplifting (6) and other crime (4).

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 023B 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 023B in brief

Shropshire 023B has a deprivation score of 5.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 023B was £242,500 in 2025.

Shropshire 023B had 1,589 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 023B, 94.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.