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Shropshire vs Stoke-on-Trent
Shropshire (West Midlands, England · ~325k people) · Stoke-on-Trent (West Midlands, England · ~257k people)
Of 7 strictly-comparable measures: Shropshire leads on 3, Stoke-on-Trent on 4. Which trade-offs matter is yours to weigh — the rows below show where each one wins.
Head to head
Median pay
ONS ASHE (residence) · 2025
Shropshire
£37,804/yr
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£33,847/yr
Worse than 97% of UK LAs
Shropshire: 12% higher median pay.
House price
ONS HPSSA-9 median · Year ending Sep 2025
Shropshire
£275,000
Around UK average
Stoke-on-Trent
£154,250
Better than 95% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: 78% lower median price.
Monthly rent
ONS PIPR (newly-signed lets) · 2026-03
Shropshire
£803/mo
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£708/mo
Better than 90% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: 13% lower median rent.
Council tax (Band D)
MHCLG · 2026-27
Shropshire
£2,528/yr
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
£2,183/yr
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: £345 less per year at Band D.
Recorded crime
ONS PFA Table C4 · Year ending Dec 2025
Shropshire
48.2/1k
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
108.8/1k
Worse than 90% of UK LAs
Shropshire: 126% lower recorded-crime rate.
Deprivation (IMD)
MHCLG Indices of Deprivation · 2019
Shropshire
17.1
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
34.5
Worse than 96% of UK LAs
Shropshire: lower average deprivation score (17.1 vs 34.5).
Schools (Ofsted)
Ofsted MI · Feb 2026 snapshot
Shropshire
85.9%
Worse than 93% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent
90.5%
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Stoke-on-Trent: 4.6 percentage points more pupils in Good/Outstanding schools.
What local pay actually covers
Same-place ratios — each area's own median rent and house price against its own median gross pay. A cheap-looking area stops looking cheap when local pay is lower still.
Shropshire
Rent takes 25% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 7.3× median annual pay
Stoke-on-Trent
Rent takes 25% of median gross monthly pay
A median home costs 4.6× median annual pay
Full Shropshire profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.
Full Stoke-on-Trent profile →
Every indicator, all state-funded schools with Ofsted grades, and similar areas.