United Kingdom · West Midlands · Local Authority
Shropshire
Unitary authority · West Midlands, England · population ~325k · 151 state-funded schools
Expensive to buy into, but cheap to rent, with a low crime rate. Shropshire's median house price is 7.3 times median annual pay, and the Band D council tax is higher than 75% of England authorities at £2,528. However, rents are the lowest in the West Midlands at £803 a month, taking 25.5% of gross median earnings. Recorded crime is also the lowest in the region, at 48.2 per 1,000. Shropshire suits those prioritising low rents and safety over affordable home ownership or strong school performance, with only 85.9% of pupils in Good or Outstanding schools.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-08 data.
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How Shropshire ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£37,804/yr
Low
Worse than 66% of UK LAs
House price
£275,000
Mid-range
Around UK average
Rent
£803/mo
Affordable
Better than 72% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,528/yr
Expensive
Worse than 75% of UK LAs
Crime
48.2/1k
Safest
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Deprivation
17.1
Mid
Better than 56% of UK LAs
Schools
86.7%
Concerning
Worse than 88% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
150 state-funded schools · Ofsted Feb 2026
130 of 150 (86.7%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. How we count →
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151 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 151 schools, sortable and filterable.
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Commute times · GP appointment availability · broadband speeds · air quality at LA level · green-space proximity · public transport coverage. These matter for a relocation decision. We'll add them when the source data is reliable nationally and consistent across LA boundaries.