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Shropshire 028B

Neighbourhood

South west Shropshire. 1,484 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 70 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 028B is in decile 5.

Deprivation score
20.1
Joint 14,592nd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,491
Joint 22,741st least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
30.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
1.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shropshire 028B compares

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

Shropshire 028BMiddle
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 028B is 20.1.
20.1joint 79th most deprived
Population198 neighbourhoods, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in Shropshire198 areas from 1,009 to 2,798. The middle area is 1,570. Shropshire 028B is 1,491.
1,491joint 71st 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 028B is 30.9%.
30.9%21st 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 028B is 1.8%.
1.8%joint 66th lowest

Is Shropshire 028B safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 028B at a rate of 29.6 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 32.4 per 1,000 people across Cressage, Dorrington & Pulverbatch.

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 028B.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (20), anti-social behaviour (7) and other 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 028B 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 028B in brief

Shropshire 028B has a deprivation score of 20.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Shropshire 028B had 1,491 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 028B, 30.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shropshire 028B, 1.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.