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Shropshire 038A

Neighbourhood

South Shropshire. 1,501 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.4 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 038A is in decile 6.

Deprivation score
15.6
Joint 15,035th least deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Median sale price
£302,500
Joint 15,261st most expensive of 31,750
Worked out by Open Index
Population
1,521
Joint 22,404th most populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

How Shropshire 038A compares

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

Shropshire 038AMiddle
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 038A is 15.6.
15.685th 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 038A is £302,500.
£302,50069th 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 038A is 1,521.
1,521joint 86th 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 038A is 92.3%.
92.3%81st highest

Is Shropshire 038A safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shropshire 038A at a rate of 54.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.1 per 1,000 people across Ludlow Town.

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

In August 2026 alone, 10 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shropshire 038A.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (31), criminal damage and arson (17) and anti-social behaviour (10).

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 038A 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 038A in brief

Shropshire 038A has a deprivation score of 15.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

The median price paid for a home in Shropshire 038A was £302,500 in 2025.

Shropshire 038A had 1,521 usual residents at the census.

In Shropshire 038A, 92.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.