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Shrewsbury Town

Middle area

North Shropshire. 8,948 people in 3.1 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Shrewsbury Town’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£290,000
3,559th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,485
2,760th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.8%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Shrewsbury Town compares

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Median sale price39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from £205,000 to £395,000. The middle area is £280,000. Shrewsbury Town is £290,000.
£290,000joint 18th highest
Population39 middle areas, Shropshire · 2021
Population: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 5,452 to 12,588. The middle area is 8,183. Shrewsbury Town is 8,485.
8,48517th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage39 middle areas, Shropshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 20.8% to 99.0%. The middle area is 76.2%. Shrewsbury Town is 72.1%.
72.1%joint 16th lowest
Claimant rate39 middle areas, Shropshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Shropshire39 areas from 1.3% to 4.3%. The middle area is 2.2%. Shrewsbury Town is 2.8%.
2.8%joint 10th highest

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Shropshire and not Shrewsbury Town alone. See Shropshire

Average house price
£275,232
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shrewsbury Town in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shrewsbury Town was £290,000 in 2025.

Shrewsbury Town had 8,485 usual residents at the census.

In Shrewsbury Town, 72.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Shrewsbury Town, 2.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.