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Shropshire 026A

Neighbourhood

Central Shropshire. 1,345 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 18 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 026A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.3
Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£375,000
Joint 10,047th most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,301
Joint 14,634th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
32.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Shropshire 026A compares

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

Shropshire 026AMiddle
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 026A is 15.3.
15.3joint 79th 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 026A is £375,000.
£375,00030th 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 026A is 1,301.
1,30130th 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 026A is 32.8%.
32.8%24th lowest

Is Shropshire 026A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 026A at a rate of 25.3 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 45.1 per 1,000 people across Hanwood, Pontesbury & Minsterley.

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 026A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (16), other crime (8) and anti-social behaviour (3).

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 026A 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 026A in brief

Shropshire 026A has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 026A was £375,000 in 2025.

Shropshire 026A had 1,301 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 026A, 32.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.